Tomb of Adam

Part of the rock-hewn church complex

Of course, nobody knows exactly where Adam was buried, but Ethiopia is a more likely place than Jerusalem, and as Lalibela's churches were built as a "new Jerusalem" it is logical that there is a symb...

tomb of adam

dont forget also to visit this place and you can take nice photos from here, with my guide SAMI or SAMUEL we ended my tour in tomb of Adam, but outside expect there will be male guys and children wait...

Symbolic Tomb of Adam

It was amazing to go through these churches dating more than 700 years and still in use. King Lalibela wanted to recreate Jerusalem in Ethiopia. Imagine the work involved in excavating the bedrock aro...

Tomb of Adam

Very significant and symbolic ancient building carved out of single rock like many monolithic churches of Lalibela. Words can’t explain what is Lalibela’s rock hewn churches. They are one of the wonde...

Part of the experience

To be honest the rock hewn churches start to meld into one after a while apart from the iconic cross shaped St George's, but it is still worth visiting most of them as they are all so very different.