located at Mathari, is a beautiful attraction. It was built in honor of the fallen Italian soldiers and their African recruits from the Second World War. It is used not for regular worship, but only to celebrate a special mass on every September 2nd, the official All Souls Day according to the Roman Catholic Church, in memory of the fallen soldiers.

It has beautifully manicured lawns and flowerbeds. On the entire walling of the main church building are memorials for many tens of Italian servicemen who died in the war. Each memorial is in form of a small oblong plaque indicating the name of the soldier, the battalion he served in, and the place where he died. At the far front before the Alter is the grave of a senior Italian army officer.

At the beautiful marble grave are his statute and military paraphernalia from the period of the war. The beauty of the architectural design, the authentic Italian décor, the final finishes and the well placed bronze and copper plaques make the church a sight to behold

The park is home to many endangered species including the rare bongo, giant forest hog, packs of the now very rare wild dogs, and endemic mole-rat and mole shrew. Other game include a large population of black rhino, leopard servile, endemic bird species, reptiles and insects.

The most imposing landmark around Nyeri is Mount Kenya, and starting from about twenty kilometers out of town is the Mt. Kenya National Park. Mt.Kenya is an imposing extinct volcano lying strategically astride the Equator which rises to an imposing height of 17058 ft. It is the highest mountain in the country and the second, after Kilimanjaro, in Africa.

It has two main snow covered peaks, Batian and Nelion.Its slopes are cloaked in forest, bamboo, scrub and moorland giving way on high central peaks to rock, ice and snow. Its U-shaped glacial valleys, rugged snow capped peaks, Afro-alpine desert, thirty lakes and eight different natural forest types and a variety of wildlife species make it a convergence of natural attractions.