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All Ethiopia Lalibela

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lalibela

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Updated December 6, 2016

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Ben Abeba Restaurant

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An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
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Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
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Yemrehanna Kristos Church

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.
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