Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity ... Serious degradation of the paintings inside the churches has occurred over the last thirty years. Sculptures and bas-reliefs (such as at the ...

Explore Ethiopia in 72 hours: From Addis Ababa's bustling markets and coffee culture to Lalibela's ancient rock-hewn churches and sacred pilgrimages. Vendors sell everything from spices to ...

The destination proved worthwhile: Lalibela, a site that some consider an Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 800 years ago, King Lalibela set out to create a “New Jerusalem” with 11 ...

For four years or so, the population of Lalibela town is suffering from the effects of conflicts in the northern part of Ethiopia. There has been continuous power interruption. Electricity is ...

Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion.

The site of Lalibela has been the object of several restoration campaigns; the main problem having been and still is the deterioration of the monolithic stone roofs of certain churches during the ...