Amba Mariam Monastery

Amba Mariam Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this monastery: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Amba Mariam Monastery

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach Amba Mariam Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 12.27327, 37.63229. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amba Mariam Monastery

• Fasil Ghebbi · fort · Amhara Region · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hatikvah Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Gondar · attraction · Amhara Region · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tana Qirqos · river spot · Amhara Region · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Tana · lake · Amhara Region · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dek Island · river spot · Amhara Region · ~70 km · Must-see
• Narga Sellasie · church · Amhara Region · ~72 km · Must-see
• Guzara Castle · fort · Amhara Region · ~5 km
• Mitraha · river spot · Amhara Region · ~15 km
• Wehni · viewpoint · Amhara Region · ~25 km
• Big rock view · viewpoint · Amhara Region · ~25 km
• Dauc · viewpoint · Amhara Region · ~45 km
• Water Cistern · fort · Amhara Region · ~51 km
• Fasilidas' Palace · fort · Amhara Region · ~51 km
• Palace of Iyasu I · fort · Amhara Region · ~51 km
• Debre Berhan Selassie Church · church · Amhara Region · ~51 km
• Library · fort · Amhara Region · ~51 km
• Fasiladas' Archive · fort · Amhara Region · ~52 km
• Dawit's Hall · fort · Amhara Region · ~52 km

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Other churches near Amba Mariam Monastery

• Narga Sellasie · church · Amhara Region · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ura Kidane Mehret Church · church · Amhara Region · ~90 km · Must-see
• Debre Berhan Selassie Church · church · Amhara Region · ~51 km
• Fasilides' Bath · church · Amhara Region · ~53 km
• Betre Maryam Monastery · church · Amhara Region · ~88 km
• Tana Haik Entons Eysus United of Monastery · church · Amhara Region · ~94 km
• Debir Mīka’ēl Bēte Kristīyan · church · Amhara Region · ~14 km
• Imbach’och Rufa’ēl Bēte Kristīyan · church · Amhara Region · ~16 km
• Tara temple · church · Amhara Region · ~24 km
• Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo · church · Amhara Region · ~26 km

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