Leading Tourism Services Plc has developed Mezena Resort & Spa with-state-of- the art ecological designs providing eco-friendly hospitality services in Lalibela. This high end luxury lodge is idea for tourists and business travelers, while also generating job opportunities for the community living in the area. The resort is ideally situated on the eastern side of Lalibela, on approximately 16.55 Acres (67,000) of land, in an area of luxuriant trees and savannah grasses, featuring 30 large bungalows, supplemented with high speed internet in each room. All the bungalows feature specious private verandas with scenic views of the hills of Lalibela. The Ethiopian cultural & all-day dining restaurants, bar, warm water swimming pool, Spa (Sauna, Steam, and Massage) services and other amenities are ready to offer customers a high end 5-star lodge service, only 23 kilometers away (25 minute drive) away from the Lalibela Airport.
According to elders in the area, the name “Mezena” means a landscape that is flat, fertile and central for all places including the churches and other historical sites in the area. As the name indicates, Mezena is truly a smooth and flat place that is so nice to walk around or situate oneself and enjoy the panoramic views while inhaling natural and fresh air. It is a luxuriant place producing bountiful fruits and vegetables. It is also center for churches and other historical sites in the surrounding all of which are easily accessible from Mezena.
Lalibela is renown for its monolithic rock-cut churches. Lalibela offers an exceptional testimony to the medieval and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia and is one of Ethiopia’s holiest cities, and a center of pilgrimage. The population of Lalibela is almost completely Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. The famous churches date from the seventh to thirteenth centuries and the layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem. Lalibela is located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, at roughly 2,500 meters above sea level. The Rock-Hewn Churches were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
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