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Destinations in Eritrea

  • Asmara (Capital · Highlands). Eritrea’s capital sits on the highland plateau at about 2,300 metres. Its modernist and Italian-era architecture is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as “Asmara: A Modernist African City”.
  • Massawa (Red Sea port). Eritrea’s historic Red Sea port. Its old town stands on islands joined to the mainland by causeways, with coral-stone buildings from the Ottoman and Egyptian periods.
  • Keren (Between highlands and lowlands). A market town set among mountains between the highlands and the western lowlands, known for its weekly livestock market and the shrine of St Mariam Dearit, built into a baobab tree.
  • Red Sea coast (Coast & beaches). Eritrea has more than 1,000 km of Red Sea coastline, with beaches, coral reefs and quiet bays. Massawa is the main base for exploring it.
  • Dahlak Archipelago (Islands & reefs). More than 200 islands off Massawa, known for coral reefs, marine life and diving. Boat trips leave from Massawa.