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
25 places, one country.
Asmara Cathedral
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ October to March · $
Fiat Tagliero Building
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ October to March · $
Keren
Anseba, Eritrea
✦ October to March · $
Grand Mosque of Asmara
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ October to March · $
Cinema Impero
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ October–March · $
Enda Mariam Cathedral
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ October–March · $
National Museum of Eritrea
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ October–March · $
Debre Sina, Eritrea
Debub, Eritrea
✦ October–March · $
Asmara: A Modernist African City
Asmara, Eritrea
✦ June–October · $$
Massawa
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
✦ November to March
Dahlak Archipelago
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
✦ October to April
Nabro
Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
✦ November to February
Debre Bizen
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
✦ October to March
Qohaito
Debub Region, Eritrea
✦ October to March
Adulis
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
✦ November to February
Asmara
Maekel, Eritrea
✦ October to March · $
Filfil
Northern Red Sea, Eritrea
✦ October to March
Senafe
Debub Region, Eritrea
✦ October to March
Debre Sina Monastery, Eritrea
Debub, Eritrea
Filfil Forest
Semienawi Keih Bahri, Eritrea
Nakfa Wildlife Reserve
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
Mereb River
Maekel Region, Eritrea
Hirgigo
Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
Dogali Mosque
Northern Red Sea, Eritrea