Lalibela’s rock churches, coffee and highlands. Some regions see conflict.
For living11/100
For travel39/100
Key facts
Average net salary$100 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$300 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$3
Traveller daily budget$40 /day
Safety4/10
ClimateHighland
Avg summer temperature+22 °C
Avg winter temperature+16 °C
Best time to visitOctober, November, December, January, February, March
Life expectancy67.6
Population135,472,051
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 44 countries
Places worth seeing
- National Museum of Ethiopia: Home to Lucy, the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton.
- Holy Trinity Cathedral: The nation’s main cathedral, burial place of Haile Selassie.
- Merkato: A vast market of coffee, spices and cloth.
- Church of St George: A cross-shaped church carved down into the rock, a UNESCO site. Fighting has resumed in Amhara — check travel advice.
- Fasil Ghebbi: The 17th-century castles of the emperors, a UNESCO site. Fighting has resumed in Amhara — check travel advice.
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