Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, whose capital receives the same name.. It is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, in the Arabian desert.. This city prospered economically from the 1980s and today its economy depends only on 20% of oil and mostly on trade and services, including tourism.
It is a city that allows you to enjoy the most diverse activities and for all tastes. Only in Dubai can you climb the tallest building in the world, the Bruj Khalifa and appreciate the entire country from its vantage point on the 148th floor. From the height you will be able to see the artificial palm-shaped peninsulas that make up “The Palms” urbanization and the 300 artificial islands of “Word Island”.
Dubai is a city marked by luxury and eccentricities. One of the sites you must visit is the Dubai Mall, the most exclusive shopping center located at the foot of the Burj Khalifa. In this commercial area there are more than a thousand luxury brand stores, with designs that have nothing to envy to the windows of Paris or New York. Another huge shopping center is the «Mall of the Emirates», where you can not only see the best shops but also enjoy the best cuisine in the city.
One of the main avenues in Dubai is Sheikh Zayed, which is an urban highway parallel to the coast that connects the main urban areas of the city. Walking this avenue produces a futuristic feeling as it houses huge office towers, luxury hotels and a huge marina surrounded by beaches and private mansions that correspond to one of the most elegant areas that is Jumeirah and where you can visit the only mosque in the city. city open to the public.
Although not everything is futuristic in Dubai as you can enjoy the old fishing village called Dubai Creek, which serves as a port for wooden boats and that where you can walk, enjoy the traditional sailing boats called “dhows” and other smaller boats called “las abras” that are used to cross pedestrians between the two shores.
The Deira neighborhood is located on one of the banks, and is a place with narrow streets, full of street markets smelling of cinnamon and incense, as well as souks of perfumers, jewelers and restaurants of the ethnic groups that work in Dubai. On the other shore is Bastakiya, with pre-oil rich Bedouin mud houses and wind towers that generate cool air on the hottest days.
Dubai is undoubtedly an impressive city that is worth visiting, at least once in your life, where you will feel like you are in a futuristic movie, surrounded by luxury, where you can taste the best cuisine in the world, with the best products and the most renowned chefs. , in environments full of luxury.