Lalibela is unique in the world. More specifically, the 11 rock-hewn churches that sit in the town of Lalibela, Ethiopia, are unique. As opposed to being constructed from blocks of materials from the ground up, they are literally dug inside-out from the rock bed, 11 metres down. (Update September 2020: I have since come across … Continue reading Lalibela, Ethiopia’s inside-out rock churches: very special, but expensive →