Piassa
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This old district, shaped during the Italian occupation, is lined with gold shops, historic cafés and Art Deco buildings, and the Taitu Hotel was Ethiopia's first hotel.
Piassa was the first commercial center of Addis Ababa. Its streets are lined with Italian-style older buildings, gold and silver jewelry shops and traditional pastry shops. The Taitu Hotel, founded by Empress Taytu in 1898, was the country's first hotel, and its restaurant serves a traditional Ethiopian buffet. The district also has Tomoca Coffee, St. George's Cathedral and the Adwa memorial. Recent urban renewal has demolished some older blocks. Crowded areas call for caution against pickpockets.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Adwa Victory Memorial Museum
- St. George's Cathedral
- Tomoca Coffee (Piassa)
- National Museum of Ethiopia
- Yekatit 12 Monument
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa
- Unity Park
- Ethnological Museum (Institute of Ethiopian Studies)