Nightlife in Asmara

Asmara International Airport As of 2008, Lufthansa serviced Frankfurt three times weekly; Yemenia Airways served Sanaa twice weekly; Egyptair served Cairo twice weekly; and Saudi Arabian Airlines served Jeddah/Riyadh twice weekly. Eritrean Airlines does not operate any flights as of January 2010. Nasair, a private-state joint venture airline located...

Asmara has eleven downtown bus routes that run on unique Red Mercedes Benz buses with a sign in front indicating where they're going (oftentimes in Latin script). The bus stops are well marked (there are signs and a clear shelter with a bench), although the buses stop operating very...

MARKET / SUPERMARKET Milk1 liter$ 2.00Tomatoes1 kg$ 2.85Cheese0.5 kg$ Apples1 kg$ Oranges1 kg$ 5.00 Beer (domestic)0.5 l$ Bottle of Wine1 bottle$ Coca-Cola2 liters$ Bread1 piece$ 0.90Water1.5 l$ 2.00 RESTAURANTS Dinner (Low-range)for 2$ 24.00Dinner (Mid-range)for 2$ 45.00Dinner (High-range)for 2$ Mac Meal or similar1 meal$ Water0.33 l$ 1.60Cappuccino1 cup$ 0.95Beer (Imported)0.33 l$ 6.00Beer (domestic)0.5 l$ Coca-Cola0.33 l$ 0.60Coctail drink1 drink$ 

The major draw of Asmara is its colonial Italian architecture. The palm-lined main roadway "Independence Avenue" is informally known as "Kombishtato" (a creolized version of the neighborhood's actual name: Campo di Citta). It's full of cafés, restaurants, stores, and old cinemas, and it makes for a beautiful mile-long promenade...

If you're only in Asmara for a short time, the best thing to do once you've finished touring in the city is to travel to the outskirts, where the landscape is at the very least breathtaking. Unless you are from a high altitude location, you will require a few of...

Gold and silver jewelry are inexpensive in Asmara and are unquestionably a steal by global standards. The same goes for frankincense and myrrh (if you have any use for them). Otherwise, most visitors purchase local home-spun and gold-thread embroidered cotton clothes, traditional goat-skin rugs, olivewood sculptures, clay coffee-pots, and other...