Aksum Market
A traditional market in the city centre selling spices, grains, handmade baskets and religious items. It is busiest on Saturdays.
The Aksum Market is located in the centre of town. Farmers from the surrounding area bring teff, chilli powder, spices, honey and livestock on donkeys, and the stalls also sell woven baskets, cotton shawls, handmade crosses and religious paintings. Saturday, the main market day, is the busiest. It is a great place to observe rural life in Tigray. Take care to ask permission before photographing people and keep an eye on your belongings. Nearby cafés offer the Ethiopian coffee ceremony and are worth a stop.
Opening hours
Daytime; busiest on Saturdays
Nearby sights
- Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion
- Tomb of Bazen
- King Ezana's Stele
- Obelisks of Aksum
- Tomb of the False Door & Mausoleum
- Aksum Archaeological Museum
- Gudit Stelae Field
- Dungur (Queen of Sheba's Palace)