the ▁House ▁of ▁Mary " ▁first ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁most ▁spect ac ular ▁monaster ies ▁on ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁short ▁walk ▁from ▁the ▁boat ▁landing . ▁A ▁hand ful ▁of ▁monaster ies ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Z ege ▁Pen ins ula ▁meaning ▁they ▁are ▁reach able ▁by ▁both ▁boat ▁and ▁car , ▁however , ▁arriv ing ▁by ▁boat ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁pictures que ▁and ▁gives ▁you ▁a ▁perspective ▁of ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁size ▁and ▁beauty ▁of ▁Lake ▁T ana . ▁If ▁I ▁have ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁visit ▁Bah ir ▁Dar ▁again , ▁I ’ d ▁opt ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁boat ▁to ▁the ▁Z ege ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁spend ▁the ▁day ▁walking ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁seven ▁monaster ies ▁spread ▁out ▁through ▁the ▁l ush , ▁green ▁for ests ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁instead ▁of ▁sp ending ▁all ▁my ▁time ▁on ▁a ▁boat . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁monaster ies ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁women ▁inside ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁research ▁which ▁ones ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁before hand . ▁ ▁Az u wa ▁Mary am ▁This ▁round ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁that ched ▁roof ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁attract ive ▁churches ▁around ▁Lake ▁T ana . ▁Step ▁inside ▁and ▁watch ▁its ▁paint ings ▁come ▁alive . ▁ ▁B ete ▁Sel ass ie ▁& ▁T ek la ▁Ha iman ot ▁Just ▁a ▁ 4 5 - min ute ▁walk ▁u ph ill ▁from ▁the ▁shore ▁takes ▁you ▁to ▁these ▁two ▁hidden