Fine Art Gallery

Lalibela


The one shop that stands out from Lalibela’s throng of souvenir shacks. Inside are beautiful watercolour and sepia paintings created by local artist Tegegne Yirdaw. He’s often around outside normal shop hours.


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Nearby Lalibela attractions

1. Lalibela Cultural Center

0.06 MILES

This excellent new museum has beautifully presented displays about Lalibela’s history, both past and present. The exhibits range from cultural artefacts…

2. Bet Giyorgis

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When you think of Lalibela, you're thinking of Bet Giyorgis. Resting off on its own, St George’s Church is Lalibela’s masterpiece. Representing the apogee…

3. Saturday Market

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Lalibela’s Saturday Market is quite large. It's quieter on other days, but still worth visiting.

4. Bet Gabriel-Rufael

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Its entrance flanked by a sloping sliver of rock known as the ‘Way to Heaven’, this imposing twin-church marks the main entrance to the southeastern group…

5. Bet Abba Libanos

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Hewn into a rock face, Bet Abba Libanos is unique among Lalibela’s churches because only the roof and floor remain attached to the strata. Many of its…

6. Bet Danaghel

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To the south of the Bet Maryam courtyard is the pleasingly primitive and grotto-like chapel of Bet Danaghel (House of the Virgins), said to have been…

7. Bet Uraiel

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In the trench fronting the western facade of Bet Golgotha, past the symbolic Tomb of Adam (a giant, hollowed-out block of stone), Bet Uraiel opened as a…

8. Tomb of Adam

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The symbolic Tomb of Adam is a giant, hollowed-out block of stone next to Bet Uraiel.