Why visit Lalibela
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 32 places to eat and 29 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela.
Weather in Lalibela
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About Lalibela
Lalibela (Amharic: ላሊበላ, romanized: Lalibäla) is a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone, it is a tourist site for its famous rock-cut monolithic churches designed in contrast to the earlier monolithic churches in Ethiopia. The whole of Lalibela is a large and important site for the antiquity, medieval, and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia. To some Christians, Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, and a center of pilgrimage.
From the Wikipedia article Lalibela (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Lalibela on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks6
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Monument and historic site · Ethiopian Orthodox
Restaurants and cafes32
Ma'ed Lalibela Restaurant
Restaurant · Chicken, Diner, African, Asian, Ethiopian, American, Coffee Shop, Curry · 0.9 km
24/7
Kana restaurant
Restaurant · Steak House, Fine Dining, Pizza, Chicken, Tea, Ethiopian, Coffee Shop · 1.1 km
Habesha
Restaurant
በሻ - término identitario cultural que hace referencia al pueblo y tradiciones etíopes
20 more on the map.
Where to stay29
Cliff Edge Hotel
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
Open in Google Maps · +251-33-336 0606; +251-91-172 9322; +251-92-068 8821
Maribela Hotel
Motel and hotel · 1.5 km
Open in Google Maps · +251-333-360345; +251-922-33 54 90; +251-938-94 94 00
17 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship23
Biete Ghiorgis
Church · Orthodox · 0.7 km
La iglesia forma parte del Patrimonio de la Humanidad nombrado por la Unesco en el año 1978 junto al resto de las iglesias que...
Bete Merqorewos
Church
Underground Orthodox church located in Ethiopia
Church of Saint George
Church · 0.7 km
One of eleven monolithic churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia
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11 more on the map.
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare4
Map of Lalibela
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lalibela Airport (LLI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- Filakit 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Weldiya 63 km east, about 1 h by car
- Robīt 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Sek’ot’a 67 km north, about 1 h by car
- Alamata 70 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nefas Mewch’a 71 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Korem 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mersa 77 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bete Giyorgis 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BietMercureosLalibela, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- View of Lalibela, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (1), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (7), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- BietLehemLalibela, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BietEmmanuelLalibela, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (5), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (9), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (2), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (6), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (18), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (8), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (10), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (19), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela - panoramio (12), MarcD., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lalibela, bete gabriel-rufael, esterno 05, Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Bete Maryam 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lalibela, bete meskel, 02, Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Biete Lehem, Geichhorn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lalibela, chiesa di bete medhane alem, esterno 08,0, Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lalibela, san giorgio, esterno 07, Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- AdamTombLalibela, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lalibela, san giorgio, esterno 24, Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Bet Abba Libanos (5499043130), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Bete Abba Libanos, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amhara Region (24082654701), Ludger Heide, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bete Emmanuel, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-0901, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-0912, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Justicia schimperiana 459859679, Rob Williams, CC BY 4.0
- Amhara Region (24139155726), Ludger Heide, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ethiopie-0761, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopian Air aircraft showing Ethiopic script, Philip Kromer from Austin, TX, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ethiopie-918, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-919, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-917, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-916, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-904, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ethiopie-874, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
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