Location: Asmara
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Asmara (Tigrinya: ኣስመራ) known locally as Asmera (meaning "They [feminine plural] made them unite" in Tigrinya), is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea. Home to a population of just over 800,000 inhabitants, it sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft), the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude. The city is located at the tip of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Eritrean highlands and the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Ethiopia. In 2017, the city was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Restaurants in Asmara
1. Cattedrale di Asmara
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4.5 based on 83 reviews
With a bell tower that reaches high into the sky, the Cathedral of Asmara is a sterling piece of Lombard-Romanesque architecture and a useful bearing point for lost travelers.
Reviewed By Seaside156227
One of Asmara’s finest architectural buildings from the 1930’s, sitting over a large area, with exquisite frescoes and prominent tower that can be seen from any part of the city. It is one of the capital city’s outstanding landmarks. Up on entering its inside chamber, one is reminded of the many eminent cathedrals in Rome and other parts of Italy. One of Asmara’s finest architectural buildings from the 1930’s, sitting over a large area, with exquisite frescos and prominent tower that can be seen from any part of the city. It is one of the capital city’s outstanding landmarks. Up on entering its inside chamber, one is reminded of the many eminent cathedrals in Rome and other parts of Italy. It is no wonder that Asmara is sometimes aptly dubbed as ‘Little Rome’.
2. Nda Mariam Othodox Church
3. Liberation Avenue (also called Harnet Ave)
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Wengeraner - Wetter, Germany
The touristic main street with the cathedral and more, i.e. the tourism center. Some nice bars, where you get cold drinks of reasonable prices.
4. Medebar Market
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By WDavidTF - Hyattsville, United States
It's really hard to get materials and new goods in Eritrea, so at Medeber that take old metal, rubber, etc., and make what people need. It's fascinating to see. Also, it's a great place to get your berbera, if you need that. Recommend one visit to see the make-do attitude on display here.
5. Synagogue of Asmara
6. Al Khulafa Al Rashiudin Mosque
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4.0 based on 13 reviews
Easily one of the most important religious sites in Eritrea, the Al Khulafa Al Rashiudin Mosque is located near Asmara's covered markets and lies at the head of a large square.
Reviewed By EdinKrnic - Tuzi, Montenegro
Beautiful mosque in center of Asmara. The best time to visit is on Friday around 12:00. People coming for praying on this time
7. Cinema Impero
8. Fiat Tagliero
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4.0 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By Seaside156227
Fiat Tagliero is one of Asmara’s finest futuristic architectures built, according to the experts, circa 1938 by an Italian engineer. It has overstretched wings, spanning several meters without any support, resembling that of an airplane about to fly. It is indeed an architectural masterpiece.
