Must-see attractions in Northern Ethiopia

  • Tomb of Adam

    Lalibela

    The symbolic Tomb of Adam is a giant, hollowed-out block of stone next to Bet Uraiel.

  • Golgota Medhane Alem

    Northern Ethiopia

    The fortress-like Golgota Medhane Alem was built in 1978 and is worth a look.

  • Old Palace

    Aksum

    This old palace was under reconstruction at the time of writing.

  • New Market

    Mekele

    The city's main market is busy but not Ethiopia's most interesting – its stallholders mostly sell modern household goods and the sort of clothes of…

  • Derg Bombing Monument

    Mekele

    Southwest of the ‘bazaar’, the intriguing monument in the roundabout is a memorial to the victims of the Derg bombing in Hawzien.

  • Monument

    Northern Ethiopia

    On the Aksum side of town is a monument to the victims of, and victors over, the Derg.

  • Lucy Park

    Mekele

    Small and slightly scruffy stand of green in the city centre.

  • Main Mosque

    Bahir Dar

    Bahir Dar's largest mosque and an important local landmark.

  • Mikael Church

    Mekele

    Crowds of pilgrims throng here on St Mikael's saint day.

  • Mosque

    Mekele

    The city's main mosque.

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