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.
Historic sites in Ethiopia
Historic sites
Aksum
Tigray
The capital of the ancient Aksumite Empire, with giant stone stelae (obelisks), royal tombs, and the Church of St Mary of Zion, said to hold the Ark …
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…