TRAVELLIVE 3 - 2018

They quarrel regularly with Hamers. The
Mursi attach great importance to the intra-tribal
harmony. They gather in remote villages on
the marshy banks of the Omo River, where the
presence of the tsetse fly is less. Their huts are
thatched and small.
The North -
Christian area
Visiting the north of the country, we found
ouselves lost in the medieval world and stonecarved
churches of Lalibela, where a fuzzy line
was drawn between the past and the present
by Christian ceremonies that have remained
unchanged for hundreds of years.
Lalibela is a place full of grace, with a timeless
energy floating in the air. Pilgrims flocking to the
town across the country often are dressed entirely
in white, creating a truly spectacular scene and
adding to the town's enchanting beauty.
We stayed a few days in Lalibela to visit
different churches and explore the amazing
nature that surrounded the city. We met a lot
of people in town, who were very friendly and
welcoming toward us. There are some places
on Earth that you will tend to leave with regret
for leaving that one will never forget. Lalibela
is one of those places.
St. George Church in Lalibela. Lalibela is a
monastic city located 2630 meters above sea level
on the southwest flank of the mountains of the
former province of Lasta, in the present Amhara
region in Ethiopia. The holy city of Orthodox
Christians in Ethiopia, it is famous for its eleven
monolithic medieval cave churches carved into
the rock. The most famous is Bete Giyorgis (St.
George’s Church), eight centuries old.
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TRAVELLIVE
Visiting the North of the country, we found
ouselves lost in the
medieval
world and stone-carved churches of
Lalibela, where a fuzzy line was drawn
between the past and the present by
Christian ceremonies that have remained
unchanged for hundreds of years.