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Peace and Serenity at Azwa Mariam Monastery

As it was St Mary's annual festival, it was a good opportunity to visit the Island. There The church is 950 years old, with fascinating original architecture especially the interior of the roof. We di...

Beautiful murals

This was the first monastery we visited (of course, cathedrals are a very different thing), but we were amazed at the similarities of layout, of mural style, etc. The murals are really vivid! You need...

Interesting Circular Shaped Church

Took a boat ride on Lake Tana and a short walk in order to reach the church. It was well worth the effort as the church is uniquely shaped (circular) with nice paintings in it. Recommended to visit.

Beautiful Painting

This round church with a thatched roof can be reached about 15 min walk from the boat port through path where the vendors selling souvenirs of handcraft along. The interior of this church, like Ura K...

Unusual and attractive Monastery

The Monastery is well worth a visit and the artwork is beautiful and surprising to see in such a remote location. I don't know if it is reachable by land from Bahir Dar, but we took a nice boat ride o...