Aruch: The 7th-Century Cathedral and Silk Road Caravanserai on the Yerevan–Gyumri Road
Aruch, 55 km from Yerevan: Armenia's largest 7th-century domed hall, 660s frescoes, a prince's palace and a 13th-century caravanserai beside…
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.
Aruch, 55 km from Yerevan: Armenia's largest 7th-century domed hall, 660s frescoes, a prince's palace and a 13th-century caravanserai beside…
Read the guide →Martuni, Sevan's only south-shore town: gallery, beach status, the truth about ishkhan, Aghjaghala, the Kotavank-Vanevan-Makenyats loop and the Selim pass.
Read the guide →Tegher Monastery (1213-1232) above Byurakan: the princess who built it, the gavit with chapels on its roof, the Ararat view,…
Read the guide →St John of Mastara, on the Yerevan–Gyumri road: a 7th-century (or 5th?) church whose 11 m dome stands on no…
Read the guide →Koghb, Mshkavank monastery, Berdavan fortress and border-town Noyemberyan in Tavush: what is real, what belongs to another Koghb, and the…
Read the guide →Srvegh is a ruined 13th–14th-century brick monastery in the Tavush forest above Aygehovit. Here is what the 2021–22 dig found,…
Read the guide →Khuchap Monastery, a 13th-century Chalcedonian church in Lori's Lalvar forest on the Georgian border: history, what survives, and the border…
Read the guide →Oshakan, 30 km from Yerevan, holds the 440 AD grave of Mesrop Mashtots: crypt, 1960s frescoes, 39 letter-khachkars, Translators' Day,…
Read the guide →How to visit Sevanavank, the 9th-century monastery on the Lake Sevan peninsula: the stairs, two churches, views, and getting there…
Read the guide →How to visit Haghartsin Monastery near Dilijan: the buildings, getting there from Yerevan, free entry, best season, and what to…
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