The 10 Best Things to do in Massawa, Northern Red Sea Region

April 18, 2022 Venice Greaves

Massawa, also known as Mitsiwa, Miṣṣiwa, Batsiʿ, is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea located at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. An important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, Medri Bahri Kingdom, the Umayyad Caliphate, various Beja sultanates, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Italy, Britain, and Ethiopia, until Eritrea's independence in 1991. Massawa was the capital of the Italian Colony of Eritrea until this was moved to Asmara in 1897.

1. Memorial Plaza for Victims of Massawa Battle

In front of St. Mariam Cathedral, Tuald Island, Massawa Eritrea
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Memorial Plaza for Victims of Massawa Battle

2. Ferrovia Coloniale Massawa-Asmara

Massawa Eritrea
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4.0 based on 17 reviews

Ferrovia Coloniale Massawa-Asmara

3. St. Mariam Cathedral

Tiwalet Island, Massawa Eritrea
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4.0 based on 2 reviews

St. Mariam Cathedral

4. Former Imperial Palace

North of the gates of the Dahlak Hotel, Massawa Eritrea
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4.0 based on 9 reviews

Former Imperial Palace

5. Covered Bazaar

Batse Island, Massawa Eritrea
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4.0 based on 5 reviews

Covered Bazaar

6. Adulis

30 miles south of Massawa, Gulf of Zula, Massawa Eritrea
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4.0 based on 4 reviews

Adulis

7. Former Banco d'Italia

Batse Island, Massawa Eritrea
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3.5 based on 7 reviews

Former Banco d'Italia

8. Shaafi Mosque

Massawa Eritrea
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3.5 based on 2 reviews

Shaafi Mosque

9. Massawa Mosque

Massawa Eritrea
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3.0 based on 2 reviews

Massawa Mosque

10. Old railway station

Tualud Island, Massawa Eritrea
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2.5 based on 3 reviews

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