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Capital and largest city of Eritrea
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The Eritrean capital of Asmara is a vibrant mix of Italian and African architecture and culture. It is by far the biggest and most important city of Eritrea and not just the administration center of the country but also the cultural center and the place where every tourist will arrive to the country.
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Teatro di Asmara
A historic theater, built in 1918. The architectural style is a combination of Romanesque Revival and neoclassicism. Unfortunately the theater is not well-used, however there is a café in the building to soak in its atmosphere.
Often just referred to as "the cathedral", this former Roman Catholic church was built in the early 1920s in a Lombard Romanesque style. With the decline of Italians in Eritrea after the Second World War, its significance decreed significantly. It stopped being a cathedral in 1975 and since 1995 has been a parish in the Eritrean Catholic Church.
ቤተ-ክርስትያን እንዳ ማርያም
Eritrean Orthodox church, built in 1938.
Eritrean restaurant housed in one of the most iconic colonial Art Deco buildings.
outdoor setting
a great choice of pizza and pasta dishes as well as its signature Chilli red snapper.
Discos on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Popular haunt with expats.
Boutique hotel situated in a turn-of-the-century building.
Formerly the Intercontinental Hotel, out by the airport. The odd spaceship-looking hotel probably has the comfiest beds. But quite far from the city centre and with a heafty price.
Located in the city's highest building.
Asmara has 10 downtown bus-lines on distinctive Red Mercedes Benz buses, with a sign in the front saying where they're headed (oftentimes in Latin script).
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