perched in Ethiopia’s Lasta mountains at 2,600m. The town is home to 11 medieval rock-cut churches so revered, Unesco included them on the original World Heritage list in 1978 – a list of then ...

Eight hundred years ago, an Ethiopian king ordered a new capital for Christians. At 8,000 feet, on the central plateau of Ethiopia, stand 11 churches ... were hewn." Whoever cut this rock ...

There's a mysterious site in Africa that some say was built by angels. Carved deep in a mountainous region of Ethiopia stand ...

A palace, legend has it, in a land we know today as Ethiopia ... on his daily precipitous climb up to the church, which is hewn out of a high rock face. Photograph by Neil Thomas My Tigray ...

NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A fresh eruption of fighting in northern Ethiopia has raised concerns among residents about the safety of rock-hewn ... Lalibela's 11 medieval cave churches ...

The lips of generations of pilgrims have smoothed the door frames on its millennia-old rock-hewn churches. Inside, naked bulbs illuminate intricately gilded paintings of Ethiopia’s four sainted ...

The Ethiopian army regained control of Lalibela on Thursday ... Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its centuries-old rock-hewn churches, has witnessed combat between federal troops ...

Get ready to step into the world of adventure and discovery in Ethiopia! From the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela ... the rich history in Gondar’s medieval castles. Dive into the vibrant ...