Tuesday, October 22, 2013

One day tour in Armenia

Covered Lake Sevan (Sevanavank), Dilijan (Goshavank, Haghartsin). 

Lake Sevan Region is in Armenia. It is a popular summer beach destination and has many resorts, cabanas, fish restaurants and other amenities for visitors.

Sevanavank Monastery
The most visited destination of the lake is the peninsula known as kghzi, meaning island, which it once was before Stalin had much of the water drained from the lake. The monastery is a must, for the great views it affords of the vast lake, most of which visitors never see except from this spot. The monastery is on top of the peninsula hill, and is built of crude black stone on the exterior. The interior has a beautiful old altar used for services by the new seminary down the hill.


Dilijan is a resort town with mild climate, fresh air in the northeast of Yerevan. It is called the "Armenian Switzerland" by the locals, due to the densely forested valleys and mountains with alpine meadows around. 
  • Haghartsin MonasteryOne of Armenia's most popular monasteries, Haghartsin is nestled in lush forested mountains about a half hour drive from Dilijan. The monastery is in good condition and has a few different churches, a large gavit, a huge dining hall, khachkars and a massive hollow tree. 
  • Goshavank Monastery, (40 minutes north of Dilijan). Goshavank monastery is surrounded by a traditional village, and has a groundskeeper who opens the main church building up for visitors, and can give a tour. This is the one church in all of Armenia where entrance to one of the chambers is not free. 
















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