Lake Tana

There are thirty – seven islands about on the 3600 square kilo meter surface of Ethiopia’s largest body of water, Lake Tana. Some twenty of these islands shelter churches and monasteries of significant historical and cultural interests. The buildings are decorated with unique traditional religious artwork. The Tana islands have served as the repositories for innumerable treasures over the centuries and currently house many ancient relics including the crowns and clothes of ancient kings as well as various icons.