People who want to see one of the genuine wonders of the world with minimal tourist infrastructure around it. Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity at its most ancient and alive. The Highland climate is cool and dramatic. A small but devoted expat and NGO community.
Eleven rock-hewn churches carved directly into the mountain in the 12th century, still functioning as active places of worship. Getting here requires a domestic flight or a very long road through the Ethiopian highlands. The internet will humble you. The altitude is 2,500m. None of this diminishes what you find when you arrive.
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People who want to see one of the genuine wonders of the world with minimal tourist infrastructure around it. Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity at its most ancient and alive. The Highland climate is cool and dramatic. A small but devoted expat and NGO community.
The priests emerge at dawn for morning prayers carrying ancient illuminated manuscripts and ceremonial crosses. Arrive at Bete Giyorgis — the cross-shaped church carved into a pit — before 7am and you may have it entirely to yourself. This is one of the great architectural achievements of humanity.
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