A Short Stay Prompting A Second Visit Monday, 08 March 2010 02:28 | Written by Kesete Ghebrihiwet  When driving a few kilometers down to Massawa through the Asmara-Massawa road the amazing railway lines accompanies a traveler and never abandons its companion till he/she reaches the coastal areas.  It just changes from right side to the [...]

Asmara Beautiful Eritrean   Directed by: Stefanie Call Under the settlement Mussolini, Asmara, the Eritrean capital, has undergone several architectural projects, incorporating the art deco and Bauhaus. —————- Documentaire Découvertes – Allemagne – 2009  Lundi 21 septembre 2009 09h10 à 09h55 Durée : 45 min   Son :  STEREO Multicanal   VOST   ST Malentendant      Asmara [...]

VIDEO: Eritrea’s Southern Region Tour    

A large Romanesque style cathedral in the center of the city..

Eritrea: Asmara – Africa’s Secret Modernist City Bordering the Red Sea, Asmara — the capital of the small east African country of Eritrea — is one of the most important and exciting architectural ‘discoveries’ of recent years. Built almost entirely by Italians in the 1930s, the city has one of highest concentrations of Modernist architecture [...]

ASMARA, Eritrea 2004: Climbing through the rugged mountains that shielded a rebel force during 30 years of war is one symbol of Eritrea’s rebirth: a spectacular railroad from the Red Sea coast to this capital city 2,394 meters above sea level. With enthusiastic support from the new country’s president, old railroaders were called back to [...]

As a matter of national pride, the new Eritrean state decided to rebuild the rail line..

Tour Asmara, Africa’s Modernist City. Massawa, Pearl of the Red Sea. Filfil Solomona, Eritrea’s green beltway. Explore 360 Islands. Take a ride on a Steam Engine locomotive from Asmara to Massawa and More ..

Part I      Part II: Dahlak Islands Tour

Eritrea Travel: KTN Dispatches to the Red Sea Eritrea: Asmara Africa’s Beautiful Modernist City (BBC)