The so-called Livingstone House is located just north of Stone Town on the Bububu Road. Built in 1860, the house served as a haven for many European missionaries and explorers. Livingstone stayed here before setting out on his last expedition. The... read more
The Anglican Cathedral in Stone Town was built in 1870. It was the very first Anglican church in the whole of East Africa.The cathedral was built on the site of the ruined central slave market of Zanzibar.There is an interesting story associated w... read more
Aksum is the capital of the ancient kingdom of Aksum (1st millennium BC), ruled by the Solomonid dynasty, who considered themselves descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The city literally radiates an aura of antiquity. It is said th... read more
Not far from Gondar is a complex of monasteries dating from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, which houses several relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Several Ethiopian kings and emperors are buried in the monastery on Daga Island.
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