Wider Ethiopia

Extend your St. Lalibela pilgrimage

A Lalibela pilgrimage can open towards other sacred landscapes. Each has a purpose of its own and needs fresh practical checks.

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Gondar & Lake Tana

Trace a different chapter of Ethiopian Christian history through Gondar’s churches and the monastic traditions of Lake Tana.

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Aksum

Explore the ancient Aksumite setting of Ethiopian Christianity and the devotional life around Maryam Tsion.

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Gheralta

Meet a dramatic highland landscape of cliff churches, monastic memory and demanding ascents.

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