Argishtikhinili and Ancient Armavir: Urartu’s Lost City on the Ararat Plain
Argishtikhinili, founded 776 BC by Argishti I and later Orontid Armavir: the two mounds, Greek inscriptions, the Polish dig and…
Read the guide →From the pink-tuff boulevards of Yerevan to Lake Sevan’s blue shoreline, the forests of Dilijan and the canyon monasteries of the south, this section covers where to go in Armenia. Each destination guide gives you the practical shape of a place — how to get there, how long to stay, what’s genuinely worth your time and what you can skip — alongside the history and character that make it worth the trip. Whether you’re planning a first visit built around the capital and its day trips, or heading further out to Gyumri, Goris, Jermuk and the Debed Canyon, start here to decide where Armenia should take you.
Argishtikhinili, founded 776 BC by Argishti I and later Orontid Armavir: the two mounds, Greek inscriptions, the Polish dig and…
Read the guide →Bgheno-Noravank, a 1062 forest church near Tatev with rare Gospel reliefs and the 989 Echmiadzin Gospel link: history, what to…
Read the guide →Arates Monastery: ruined 7th–13th-c. churches, a 1270 gavit, Orbelian history, the road in, the checkpoint question and the 14 km…
Read the guide →Hnevank, the 7th–13th-century Chalcedonian monastery in the Dzoraget canyon near Kurtan: history, the 2006 dome rebuild, the road in, and…
Read the guide →Metsamor near Taronik: 5,000-year-old settlement, 27,000-object museum with gold treasury, the 'observatory' stones, Polish digs, hours, tickets and…
Read the guide →Makenyats Vank, Grigor Supan's walled 9th-century monastery near Makenis: its famous school, the galloping-horse lintel, khachkars, and how to get…
Read the guide →Vanevan Monastery near Artsvanist on Lake Sevan's quiet south shore: the 903 Bagratuni church, the King Smbat I burial debate,…
Read the guide →Kotavank, the late-9th-century Supan church above Nerkin Getashen near Martuni: history, the Kota icon legend, 2015 rebuild, Vanevan–Makenyats loop.
Read the guide →Ancient Artashat (Artaxata), Armenia's Hellenistic capital around Khor Virap: history, the Armenian-German dig, the unfinished Roman aqueduct, and how…
Read the guide →Talin Cathedral: a 7th-century Kamsarakan domed basilica with rare early frescoes, the tiny St Astvatsatsin church, cemetery and how to…
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