Travel + Leisure has partnered with luxury travel experts Black Tomato for a fascinating trip through the heartland of Ethiopia, including the capital, Addis Ababa, and our New World Wonder, Lalibela, ...

According to his Hagiography, Saint Lalibela, carved the churches over twenty-four years with the command of Lord Jesus Christ and the assistance of angels. ...I swear by God in whose power I am, all ...

Carved entirely from living rock in the 12th–13th century, Lalibela’s eleven churches—including the iconic St George—are architectural marvels built to mirror Jerusalem. Bet Medhane Alem houses a ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, whose famed rock-hewn churches are a United Nations World Heritage Site, and residents were ...

Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, whose famed rock-hewn churches are a United Nations World Heritage Site, and residents were fleeing, two eyewitnesses ...

In 2015, the world looked on in horror as the terror group Daesh (ISIS) brought their war to the ancient site of Palmyra. The group proceeded to destroy tombs and ...

This Christmas season brings fresh hope with vaccines rolling out and a new year dawning. It is a time of faith, and reminded us of Lalibela, a monument to rare devotion. 800 years ago, an Ethiopian ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The Ethiopian military is again in control of the town of Lalibela, famed for its rock churches, state media reported on Sunday, showing pictures of the deputy prime minister ...

Military forces from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have occupied Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ethiopia known for its rock-hewn cave churches that were carved in the 13th ...

It is not the first time the UNESCO World Heritage site has been caught up in clashes in the Amhara region. Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela between federal ...

Located in a little strip mall off University and Hardy drives, the spices and smells of Café Lalibela hug patrons as they walk into the simply decorated Ethiopian restaurant. Café Lalibela has been ...

Ethiopian government forces and their regional allies have recaptured the town of Lalibela – a United Nations World Heritage Site – from Tigrayan forces, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.