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May 19, 2024

　　If you can tear yourself away from the lake, visit the large and lively main market. It’s busiest on Saturday – market day – when people stream into town from nearby villages. The delightful agelgil (goat-skin lunch boxes) are no longer sold in the market – try the craft kiosks near the main mosque – but just about everything else is, and getting lost is half the fun.

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St George Church
Northern Ethiopia
　　One of the largest churches in Bahir Dar and right next to the water, but it's not a patch on Lake Tana's monasteries. ...
Martyrs Memorial Monument
Northern Ethiopia
　　Just past the bridge is a large Martyrs Memorial Monument dedicated to those who died fighting the Derg. Its fountain cascading down to the Blue Nile is quite the sight, especially if someone is having a wedding here and has paid to turn it on. The museum is full of...
Main Market
Northern Ethiopia
　　If you can tear yourself away from the lake, visit the large and lively main market. It’s busiest on Saturday – market day – when people stream into town from nearby villages. The delightful agelgil (goat-skin lunch boxes) are no longer sold in the market – try the craft kiosks...
St Mikael Church
Northern Ethiopia
　　A small church hidden in the trees near the lakeshore. ...
Main Mosque
Northern Ethiopia
　　Bahir Dar's largest mosque and an important local landmark. ...
Blue Nile Bridge
Northern Ethiopia
　　You can only reach the famous outlet of the Blue Nile by boat, but you can get pretty close along the Gonder road, 2km out of town, where a bridge spans the river. You can see the dam that has ruined Blue Nile Falls and keep an eye out for...
Palace of Haile Selassie
Northern Ethiopia
　　Two-and-a-half kilometres south of the Martyrs Memorial, northeast of town, is Bezawit Hill. Its summit holds a former palace of Haile Selassie, which isn’t open to visitors and can’t be photographed. Viewpoints both in front and behind offer panoramic views over the lake, river and town. They’re great at sunset....
Fish Market
Northern Ethiopia
　　There’s a one-table fish market in the mud-hut deacon’s village behind St George’s Church. The catch is brought in by tankwa in the morning and pelicans come to feed on the scraps in the afternoon. ...
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