A country · 25 places · 4 regions
Eritrea, all of it.
25 curated places across 4 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
Eritrea reads below in 4 chapters — Asmara, Northern Red Sea Region, Debub Region and Southern Red Sea Region — in any order you like.
Chapter I · Asmara · 8 places
Asmara
A Romanesque-style Catholic cathedral dominating the main avenue of Asmara with its tall brick campanile. Built in the Italian colonial era, it is a landmark of the city's modernist skyline.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Northern Red Sea Region · 6 places
Northern Red Sea Region
A Red Sea port spread over two coral islands linked by causeways, layered with Ottoman, Egyptian, and Italian architecture in varying states of atmospheric decay. Coral-block merchant houses and arcaded streets recall its centuries as a trading crossroads. It is also the departure point for boats to the Dahlak islands.
✦ November to March
Chapter III · Debub Region · 2 places
Debub Region
An extensive ancient plateau site south of Asmara, holding ruined temples, tombs and a well-preserved stone dam. It is thought to have been a major town of the Aksumite era.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Southern Red Sea Region · 1 place
Southern Red Sea Region
A remote stratovolcano on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border whose 2011 eruption surprised scientists after long dormancy. Its nested calderas rise starkly from the searing Danakil lowlands.
✦ November to February
Regions of Eritrea
Every place in Eritrea
