![]() The airport departure tax of US$20 or €15 is normally included in the ticket price. Eritrean Airlines and Nasair might also be operating flights. As of 2018, the airport served Istanbul 4 times weekly by Turkish Airways Cairo daily by Egyptair Dubai daily by Flydubai Sharjah weekly by Air Arabia. If you are entering the country without a visa, as a holder of an Eritrean ID card in combination with a foreign passport, you are required to register with the Immigration and Nationality office in Asmara within seven business days of entry into the country. Rains only last a few hours at a time and it all dries up quickly enough, although the occasional flash flood is not uncommon during the rainy season. Due to lack of heating and insulation in Asmara, it is important to bring proper clothes. Between December and February, it can get very cold at night and in the morning, it can even drop a few degrees below 0° C. There is very little humidity in the air so the biggest variations in temperatures occur between night and day, or whether one is standing in the sun or in the shade, not between seasons. The capital is known for its lovely climate. ![]() ![]() Regardless of when you go, temperatures in Asmara rarely rise above a comfortable dry 30° C in the sun. The rainy season between May and September (hopefully) brings torrents of rain and needed nourishment to the land, which transforms itself from lunar/marsian-esque to verdant and grassy in the post-rain months of August to October. The vegetation consists largely of shrubbery, eucalyptus, aloes, cacti and the odd explosively colorful specs of bougainville, jacaranda or other ornamental plants. The dry season from December to April is distinguished by the terrain of red-brown, rusty, beige or black rubble surrounding the city, resembling photos from Mars. Not only were cathedrals built in ancient-Romanesque style, but also numerous offices influenced by the architectural movements of cubism and futurism. Architects were only limited by their imagination, and practically the entire city centre was rebuilt. In the early 1930s, Mussolini, the Italian dictator, injected huge amounts of funds into the city with the goal of making it the centre of a second Roman Empire that spanned Africa. Today, it is difficult to walk down a street in downtown Asmara and not see an old Italian building. After a long and bloody war with Ethiopia, Asmara was finally liberated in 1991 and became the capital of a country which had not had self-rule for two centuries. Over its history, the city has endured the rule of various empires and countries, including the Italian Empire from the late 19th century, the British from after World War II and Ethiopia from 1950. But there are many internet cafes where you can buy a ticket to use the wifi (~Nkf 20 per hour).įounded in the twelfth century by a union of villages trying to protect themselves from bandits, Asmara has grown to become a bustling city of over half a million people. Don't expect to be able to do more than receiving and sending emails. ![]() Power cuts are common, specially in the rainy season so you might be without power for some days in some cases. So you should charge your phone and camera when you are able to. In the central part there is power mainly between afternoon and the early morning. It is by far the biggest and most important city of Eritrea and not just the administration center of the country but also the cultural center and the place where every tourist will arrive to the country.Įlectric power is not available throughout the day, although it depends a lot in which part of the city you are and also in which season. The Eritrean capital of Asmara is a vibrant mix of Italian and African architecture and culture.
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