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Hurghada · Downtown El Gouna

The shops of El Gouna

Egyptian designers, homeware and beachwear in a pedestrian resort town.

€€€ High end

El Gouna was designed in one go in the 1990s, with a pedestrian centre where Egyptian designers' shops have settled: linen, basketry, ceramics, jewellery. Prices are high for the country, and the quality follows.

The extra bit

It is the Red Sea's best place for household linen in Egyptian cotton actually made in Egypt.

Know before you go

El Gouna is a private enclave: prices and mood have nothing to do with Hurghada, twenty kilometres away.

Directions

Downtown, El Gouna, Red Sea

Directions

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    Our favourite

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