Ethiopia claims to be the oldest Christian country in the world. And despite being ravaged by poverty, faith has remained strong over the centuries; Lalibela’s medieval rock-hewn churches are ...

Buried deep into the rock in the highlands of northern Ethiopia ... But on a lonely mountain slope around 60km south of Lalibela, a devoted monk and two church deacons are busy chipping away ...

In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa, eleven medieval monolithic churches were carved out of rock. Their building is attributed to King Lalibela who set out ...

Their destination is Lalibela in the north of Ethiopia ... into the mountain by hand. But unusually, Lalibela’s churches were dug straight into the ground. Hewn out of solid rock, perhaps ...

At 8,000 feet, on the central plateau of Ethiopia, stand 11 churches, each carved from a single, gigantic, block of stone. No bricks, no mortar, no concrete, no lumber, just rock sculpted into ...

Ethiopia, an East African country long known for its cultural history and unique cuisine, is beginning to attract more ...

The country has so much to offer its visitors including the rock churches ... At the time of the churches' construction, Jerusalem was controlled by Muslims, and Ethiopia’s deeply devout ...

Lalibela's churches are world famous as an architectural marvel – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar visited them in January. They are also a potent display of the hold of Christianity in Ethiopia and of ...

The rock churches of Lalibela, In the remote town of Lalibela—perched atop the mountains in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa—are eleven medieval monolithic churches carved ...

On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela. The report addresses most requests made by the World Heritage Committee in ...