1. MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION PLACES
Ethiopia is one of the states which are found at the horn
Africa. These state embraced a 3,000 years history…including
the African iconic relic (the cradle of man kind…Lucy), well
known by the historical, the natural, the wildlife and the
cultural tourism including the other tourism activities that
doesn’t mansion here. This incredible and suitable country is
also got the 8 world heritage sites which offer a lot other
attraction that doesn’t known by the tourists or other people
who are not in the country. More over other side of the globe
know this country by the bad side of the images like famine
and poverty, and they still tend to live with this mismatch
information. To clarify and to tell you about the potential
tourist attraction place that we have in our country and the
benefit that you will get from these tourist attraction places
by visiting or get connected or involved to these industries let
see the major attraction places that we have on our country.
L
alibela
Lalibela, a medieval
settlement in the Lasta area
of Wello, lies at the centre of
an extensive complex of rock
churches. Lalibela has 11 remarkable rock‐hewn monolithic,
semi‐monolithic and cave built churches, built by one of the
Zagwe Dynasty rulers, King Lalibela in the late 12th and early
Roha the W onderful
13th century. These notable structures are carved, inside and
out, out of one solid rock, and are the Unofficial eighth
wonders of the world. Each building is architecturally unique
but each reflects beautifully executed craftsmanship, and
several are decorated with fascinating paintings. Four are
completely free‐standing, attached only to the surrounding
rock by their bases. These are Beta Medhane Alem, the
House of the Savior of the World; Beta Ghenetta Mariam, the
House of Mary; Beta Ammanuel, the House of Emanuel; and
Beta Ghiorghis, the House of St George. Although their
individual dimensions and configurations are extremely
different, the churches are all built from great blocks of
stone, sculptured to resemble normal buildings and wholly
isolated within deep courtyards. They represent, as one authority has put it, the
ultimate in rock‐church design. One is amazed at the technical skill, the material
resources and the continuity of effort. Which such vast undertakings imply.
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2. “Find a town that begins with the Word ‘go’. When you find GONDAR
it, you will proclaim it the capital of your kingdom. After
Gojam, Gouzara and Gorgora, came Gondar.
The Royal City of Gondar
was founded by the
Ethiopian Negus Fasilides in the 17th century.
Several of his successors built their palaces
In the same court, forming a complex of rare
Beauty. The site was inscribed on UNESCO’s
World Heritage List in 1979. Not far away,
The ruins of a more ancient castle left in solitude
have another story to tell. Gondar is 50 kilometers The Camelot of AfricaGondar
north of Lake Tana, 700 kilometers north of Addis
Ababa and nestles in the foothills of the Semien mountains at an altitude of 2200
meters above sea level. Gondar, founded
by
King Fusillades in
1936 was the
capital of
The King with the protrude Tongue
Ethiopia for
nearly 200 years.
This fact is
reflected by the
number of palace
buildings in the
castle compound.
GONDAR The city’s main
imperial
precinct, known
as the Royal
Enclosure, covers
an area of 7.7
hectares and
Contains five
castles raised
walkways and
connecting
tunnels surrounded by high stone walls. The oldest of
these is the Castle of Fasiledes, built of stone in the mid‐
17th century, reflecting
a number of influences,
mainly Axumite, Portuguese
and Indian. The upper
storey offers panoramic views and Lake Tana is visible on
a clear day.
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3. The Intangible Treasures of Lake
Tana
Three parks planted with giant steal, a labyrinth of royal tombs, AXUM
vestiges of the Queen of Sheba’s palace, an “Ethiopian Rosetta
Stone”, the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Axum is an ancient town in
northern Ethiopia. It lies at an
Commandments… an incredible treasure, poised between myth and
elevation of about 2100 meters
history is hidden in Aksum, where the heart of ancient Ethiopia of Adwa in Tigrai
just west
still beats. region. Once the seat of
the kingdom of Axum, it is now
The Home of the a tourist town and religious
centre best known for its
antiquities tall granite obelisks,
126 in all, stand (or lie broken)
in the central square. Once
AKSUM measuring 33 meters, now
fallen, is said to be the tallest
obelisk ever erected. The
The Queen of Sheba, mysterious as ever obelisks range from nearly plain
slabs to intricately inscribed
pillars. Door and window‐like
Shapes are carved into some of
the pillars, giving them the
appearance of slender
buildings. The most recent of
How did the Ark of the Covenant end up in Aksum? the obelisks announces the
Adoption of Christianity in the
Well, it was brought from Jerusalem by Menelik, 4th century by king Ezana. At
The word first king of Ethiopia, son of a king of Israel and least 27 carved stone thrones
Aksum is a Queen Makeda. Some say he was the born to King have been unearthed in the
Derivation of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. About 30 overgrown ruins of the ancient
the word Kush, centuries palace.
a Hebrew Ago he founded the Solomonic dynasty, of which the
word, which, last Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, (1892‐1974) THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
in turn, means Claimed to descend. “According to tradition,
Ethiopia. Menelik hid the Ark of the Covenant in his mother’s
Palace, which is about three kilometers from the
centre of Aksum.
Bahir Dar
The country could be subject to fire and sword, but no
The Camelot invader ever troubled the serene peace of Lake Tana. For
that reason, the Ethiopian kings safely hid their treasures
in churches on the lake’s islands. But upon careful
observation, another treasure is revealed as one discovers
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the mural paintings in these churches: they can be read
like a book of Ethiopian history.

4. Debre
Damo
At dawn, coming up to Dek, the largest
of the 30‐odd islands and islets
scattered on Lake Tana. Bahir Dar,
capital of the Amhara Region, forms
A crescent on much of its bank,
opposite of which are strewn the ruins
of royal palaces. The majority of Lake
Tana’s churches were built between the
14th and 18th centuries, following the
same architectural plan. The three
When images speak instead of
circles represent the Holy Trinity. In
Ethiopian iconography, it is always
words
Represented by three identical old
Men “because you cannot differentiate
Between the Father, the Son and modern small town on the south eastern
Bahir Dar is a
The Holy Spirit, in shore of Lake of Lake the north of Ethiopia. It hosts the
the churches Tana in
Tana, the lower register of theNile falls, the beautiful highland Lake Tana
fabled Blue
sanctuary wall is devotedthto Ethiopian
and 14 ‐century island monastic churches. It lies on a
history. Important altitude ofin the meters and has a very nice center with
moments 1850 lives
of local kings and saints lanes, surrounded by palm trees, lots of gardens and
wide are portrayed
In successive images, telling the and plant. From Bahir Dar you have to
tropical flowers
People what they cannot read inof the ancient monasteries that have been
explore some the
Many Ethiopian manuscripts written Tana or on the many islands in the lake.
built around Lake
On parchment, as these were generallydotted all over the lake and 30 of
Debre Damo There are 37 islands
Written in Gu’ez language. The
Damo is unique and unforgettable although,churchesmost monasteries of great cultural
them house as with and Ethiopian
in the 14th century
Language died out and historical interest. They contain
monasteries, women are not allowed to enter it. Even so, there is a beautiful
And today it is used only in liturgy.
daunting obstacle to the monastery: the only means ofof worshipaand crosses dating back to
Manuscripts, objects access is climb of
twenty‐five meters up a sheer cliff. Monks lower a safety rope which visitors Stephanos,
the dawn of Christianity. These include Dek
tie around their waists. Then they use a good collection of icons,climb with.the remains of
with a second, thicker rope to as well as
Some may reflect, as they make their way to the top, that because of this (closed to
several medieval emperors, Kebran Gabriel
arduous, dangerous ascent the art treasures of Ura Kidane Mehretremainedfamous frescoes.
women), and Debra Damo have with its
intact through the monastery‐s 1,400 tumultuous years of history. The
treasures include an extensive collection of illuminated manuscripts ‐ among
them the oldest surviving fragments of texts anywhere in Ethiopia ‐ and
intricate carvings on the beams and ceiling of the ancient church around
which the monastery is built. There are no murals as such, but a large
number of paintings are preserved there including several that depict the
legend of the foundation of Debra Damo by Abuna Aragawi. He is a Saint
who is believed to have been lifted onto the cliff top by a giant serpent.
According to the, the Archangel Gabriel stood by with a sword ready to slay
the snake if it attacked Abuna Aragawi. It did not, however, and wrapped in
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its coils the Saint reached the top
which is today kissed by all who enter the monastery.

5. Foot steps of generations
24‐metre cliff to cover the story of the of
th
hermits
6 century Debre Damo Monastery, one of
the oldest and most important ones in
Ethiopia…
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