Travel tips in Amhara, Ethiopia

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Historic sites

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara

Eleven medieval churches carved down into solid rock in the 12th and 13th centuries, a UNESCO site and a living pilgrimage centre.

Walks and treks

Simien Mountains

Debark’, Amhara

A dramatic plateau of jagged peaks and deep valleys, a UNESCO site, home of gelada baboons, walia ibex and the Ethiopian wolf.

Historic sites

Gondar castles

Gondar, Amhara

A royal enclosure of 17th-century castles built by Ethiopian emperors, a UNESCO site, and the church of Debre Berhan Selassie with its ceiling of pai…