A medieval monastery partly carved into the cliffs of a gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with chambers hewn from the rock and remarkable acoustics; choirs sometimes sing inside.
Nearby, Garni Temple is a Greco-Roman temple from the 1st century, the only one in the former Soviet Union, above a gorge with the 'Symphony of Stones' basalt columns. Both are about 40 minutes from Yerevan.
A giant stairway of white limestone climbing a hill in the city centre, with fountains, modern sculptures (including works by Botero) and the Cafesji…
A monastery near the Turkish border, where St Gregory the Illuminator was held in a pit for 13 years before converting Armenia to Christianity in 301…
One of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world, at 1,900 m, called the 'jewel of Armenia'.
Two medieval monastic complexes in the Debed Canyon in northern Armenia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with churches, libraries, carved stone crosses…
A 9th-century monastery on the edge of a deep gorge in southern Armenia, reached by the Wings of Tatev, one of the longest reversible cableways in th…
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