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DABRA SELAM CHURCH
Religious buildings
A highly visible cave church with a colorful facade in pure Axumite style, ...Read more
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MIKAEL BARKA CHURCH
Religious buildings
Located 18 km to the right of the Wikro road, the church can be easily ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF KIRKOS
Religious buildings
Carved out of sandstone, the church is organized around a three-aisle plan ...Read more
Wukro
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MARIAM HIBETI CHURCH
Religious buildings
The church is only revealed at the last moment (perhaps hence its name ...Read more
Abbi-Addi
2024
GABRIEL WUKIEN CHURCH
Religious buildings
Hidden in the greenery, 16 km from Abbi-Addi on the road to Adwa, the ...Read more
Abbi-Addi
2024
ABBA YOHANNI CHURCH
Religious buildings
Hypogeum church with three naves topped by domes and a natural terrace ...Read more
Abbi-Addi
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SATURDAY MARKET AND SALT CARAVANS
Markets
Mékélé is a hub for salt from Danakil. If you're hoping to come across a ...Read more
2024
DEGOUM SELASSIE CHURCH
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This multi-cavity hypogeum sanctuary, located close to a more recent ...Read more
Degoum
2024
DABRA TSION CHURCH (ABOUNA ABRAHAM)
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This large rectangular church features a wide, partially carved façade and ...Read more
Degoum
2024
MEDHANE ALEM ADI KASHO CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Considered one of the oldest churches in Tigray, it dates back to the 10th ...Read more
2024
MIKAEL MELHAIZENGI CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A 20-minute walk from the Petros and Paulos church, this sanctuary can be ...Read more
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PETROS AND PAULOS CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Partially excavated and partially constructed, the church appears to be ...Read more
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MARIAM WUKRO CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
There's nothing on the façade to suggest the refinement of the interior of ...Read more
Megab
2024
ABOUNA GABRA MIKAEL CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This little-visited church is remarkably well carved and features a richly ...Read more
Megab
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YOHANNES MAEQDI CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The church is hemmed in by narrow sandstone walls that open onto two doors, ...Read more
Degoum
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BACAFFA (1721-1730) AND MENTEWAB PALACES
Monuments to visit
Bacaffa the Merciless was a dark negus of Ethiopia. He built the last ...Read more
Gondar
2024
PALACE OF IYASSOU IER (1682-1706)
Monuments to visit
Iyassou the Great is considered the most important ruler of the Gondaran ...Read more
Gondar
2024
BUILDINGS OF YOHANNES IER (1667-1682)
Places associated with famous people to visit
Only two buildings remain from the reign of Yohannes I, including the ...Read more
Gondar
2024
KOUSKOUAM COMPLEX
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
A little-visited site with a palace built in 1730 and a church now a museum ...Read more
Gondar
2024
NERGA SELASSIE CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The island of Deq, 5 km in diameter, is the largest on the lake. It is ...Read more
2024
MONASTERE DABRA MARIAM
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The eponymous island can be reached from the eastern shore of the lake, on ...Read more
2024
TANA CHERKOS CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The island is less interesting for the rectangular church it houses, which ...Read more
2024
DEGA ESTIFANOS MONASTERY
Abbey monastery and convent
This is one of the highlights of a visit to the religious sites of Lake ...Read more
2024
KEBRAN GABRIEL MONASTERY
Abbey monastery and convent
The nearest monastery island, Bahar Dar, is around 30 minutes away by boat. ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF ASHETEN MARIAM
Religious buildings
The sanctuary is hidden away at the top of Mount Asheten, which dominates ...Read more
2024
LEBANESE BETA ABBA
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Church built in twenty-four hours by King Lalibela's wife, with dangerously ...Read more
2024
BETA AMANUEL
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A purely monolithic church measuring 18.5 m long and 12.5 m wide, with a ...Read more
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BETA MERCURIOS
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Lalibela's second-largest church features beautiful 15th-century frescoes ...Read more
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BETA GEBRIEL-RUFAEL
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Hypogeum church transformed into a religious site featuring a veritable ...Read more
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BETA DABRA SINA AND BETA GOLGOTHA
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The Dabra Sina and Golgotha churches share a common entrance symbolizing ...Read more
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BETA DENAGHEL
Religious buildings
Small, very irregular church, approx. 5 m by 5 m and 3.6 m high, dedicated ...Read more
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BETA MESKEL
Religious buildings
10 m x 3 m semi-monolithic troglodytic church with ten bas-relief arches ...Read more
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BETA MEDHANE ALEM
Religious buildings
The world's largest monolithic church, 33.5 m long, 23.5 m wide and 11 m ...Read more
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GENET MARIAM CHURCH
Religious buildings
Founded, according to legend, by King Yekouno Amlak, restorer of the ...Read more
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CHURCH OF YEMREHANNA KRISTOS
Religious buildings
If there's one must-do excursion from Lalibela, this is it! The church of ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF ARBATU ENSESSA
Religious buildings
It is located 5 km along the road to Yemrehanna Kristos. The church of the ...Read more
Bilbila
2024
CHURCH OF BILBILA GIORGIS
Religious buildings
Monolithic church with bees that produce honey considered sacred and ...Read more
Bilbila
2024
REGIONAL MUSEUM
Museums
Overlooking the entrance to the city, the museum is housed in a former ...Read more
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CONSTRUCTION MARKET
Markets
Monday is the day of one of Ethiopia's best-known markets, which has given ...Read more
Bati
2024
KOMBOLCHA LION
Columns and statues to see
About 10 km before the town, a track leads off to the right at Tchekorti. ...Read more
Kombolcha
2024
GISHEN MONASTERY
Abbey monastery and convent
Along with Dabra Damo, the Gishen monastery is one of the most venerated in ...Read more
Dessié
2024
ESTIFANOS MONASTERY
Religious buildings
The sanctuary, located on a peninsula, is home to a community of around 30 ...Read more
Hayq
2024
LAKE DE HAYQ
Natural site to discover
A detour to the shores of Lake Hayq ("lake" in Amharic) provides a very ...Read more
Hayq
2024
AMBA MARIAM - MAQDALA
Archaeological site
Very isolated village to be visited with visitor's permit, camping ...Read more
Dessié
2024
MONASTERY OF GUNDA GUNDE
Abbey monastery and convent
A shrill hiss echoes from the path between two rock faces. According to ...Read more
2024
NILE GORGES
Natural site to discover
The gigantic bridge spanning the waters of the Blue Nile on the road to ...Read more
2024
PALACE OF KING SUSENYOS
Monuments to visit
Only a few ruins remain of what was the king's palace during his short ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF DEBRE SINA SAINTE MARYAM
Religious buildings
Like many churches in Ethiopia, this church bears the name "Mount Sinai". ...Read more
2024
DUNGUR - PALACE OF THE QUEEN OF SABA
Archaeological site
Ruins of the Queen of Sheba's palace with outdoor patio, stone rooms, ...Read more
Axoum
2024
YOUNG LALIBELA TREKKING ASSOCIATION
Guided tours
This young team of 20 local guides has created its own trekking structure, ...Read more