Church of St George Lalibela

Lalibela is another famous city that is way off the beaten track in Ethiopia. It is very hard to
be accessed by any road. You have to change buses several times to get here and there is no guarantee that the bus will fill up for the bus to go to the next city. We stopped in a small town called Gashena. The bus tried to charge us more than …

... than in a building. In the late afternoon we visited the most famous and well preserved church, Bete Giyorgis or the church of St. George. It is a really splendid example of the architecture and art of the time. Finally we pooped out and found our ...

... churches, which have been built in the 12-13th Century. They are grouped into two groups: the Northern Group and the Western Group. The most famous of all is the Church of St. George. Because of its unique setting it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. ...