Top 5 Best Places To Visit In Armenia
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Armenia is becoming an increasingly popular tourist attraction,
With the small but charming nation boasting a rich history.
The locals are warm and hospitable and do their best
To make visitors feel welcome in their beloved motherland.
If you’re planning a visit, here are 5 places in Armenia you should not miss.
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NORAVANK MONASTERY, Amaghu Valley, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia
Noravank is a 13th century monastery located on the Amaghu Valley in Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia about 122 kilometers from the Armenian capital city of Yerevan.
Founded in 1205, Noravank is a preserved, historic religious complex consisting of three churches with intricate designs. It is best known for its two story Surb Astvatsatsin or Holy Mother of God church.
It is also a tourist attraction in Armenia visited by large number of local and foreign tourists.
Tatev Monastery - Armenia Travel Attractions
Take a tour of Tatev Monastery in Armenia -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Discover a whole new world of magical ambiance at Tatev Monastery in Armenia.
Sitting next to stunning mountains, Tatev Monastery was built in the ninth century.
Tatev Monastery once controlled a great deal of land and people in feudal times.
The region's best school was built at Tatev Monastery in the tenth century.
It became an epicenter for scholars and the arts over the centuries.
Tatev Monastery has diverse historical significance paired with spectacular architectural and natural beauty.
Khor Virap - The most popular destinations in Armenia
The Khor Virap is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the closed border with Turkey. The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of Armenian Catholicos.
Khor Virap's notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site is attributed to the fact that Gregory the Illuminator was initially imprisoned here for 13 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia. Saint Gregory subsequently became the king's religious mentor, and they led the proselytizing activity in the country. In the year 301, Armenia was the first country in the world to be declared a Christian nation. A chapel was initially built in 642 at the site of Khor Virap by Nerses III the Builder as a mark of veneration to Saint Gregory. Over the centuries, it was repeatedly rebuilt. In 1662, the larger chapel known as the St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) was built around the ruins of the old chapel, the monastery, the refectory and the cells of the monks. Now, regular church services are held in this church. It is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Armenia.
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Monastery Road (Armenia) Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Monastery Road in Armenia.
Vanadzor is the third largest city in Armenia. It is located in the north of the country and was industrialized in the Soviet era. However, outside the city gates is a world of fairy tales, fables and heroes, all set within a breath-taking landscape. Several monasteries were built along a narrow gorge to the north, which is why this route is known as Monastery Road. The wild Phambak River accompanies the road up to the Georgian border and monasteries, such as that of the Khobajr Monastery, are located on the cliffs above the valley where well-maintained stone buildings are difficult to spot. We arrive on a plateau which provides an impressive insight of the elemental forces of this environment. Odzun, in common with numerous monasteries and churches, was not only a centre of spiritual life and education, but also one of science. In around 717 A.D., Hovhannes resided there as head of the Armenian church. He improved and consolidated the liturgy. On the walls, fragments of stone reliefs are considered to be masterpieces. Built in the tenth century A.D. on the site of earlier buildings that date back to both the Bronze and Iron Ages, the well-preserved Akhtala Monastery was for some time a church of the Armenian-Georgian population, and derived its present-day appearance from that time. The monastery fortress was important for the defence of northeastern Armenia. The Mother Of God Church continues to be the centre of the church fortress, a massive stone construction with many stone reliefs on its external walls. The interior architecture is Armenian, a typical cross-domed church with two free-standing pillars. The luminosity of the colours is impressive with deepest blue, shimmering gold and warm shades of brown. Armenia’s Apostolic Church is the world’s oldest-established Church and marks the end of the Monastery Road.
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Khor Virap Monastery, Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia
Khor Virap is a monastery in Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia that is notable as a pilgrimage site due to the fact that Saint Gregory the Illuminator was initially imprisoned here for 14 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia who was eventually converted to Christianity by Saint Gregory. Later on, they led in proselytizing the Armenian people to the Christian faith. This made Armenia in the fourth century as the fist country in the world to be declared a Christian nation.
In the year 301, Armenia was the first country in the world to be declared a Christian nation.
The monastery is also a popular tourist attraction that attracts large crowd, local and foreign, every year.
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Zvartnots (Armenia) Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Zvartnots in Armenia.
Close to Yerevan, capital of Armenia, and within sight of the Ararat Mountains, are the ruins of the unusual Zvartnots Palace Church, a sacred place dedicated to angels, which is said to have come to Holy Grigor in a dream. Master craftsmen created the huge circular church in the middle of the 7th century. On the ground are the remains of the construction’s external circular walls with arches, support blocks and grapevines carved in stone. In the southeast, there is a wine press with wine vats that were found buried in the cool and dry soil of the Ararat Valley. According to legend, the emperor of Byzantium attended the consecration of the church and was much impressed by its splendour. He therefore wanted a similar building in his capital city of Constantinople. The emperor took the master builder along with him, but unfortunately passed away during the journey. Scattered everywhere on the site are numerous treasures of Armenian stonemasonry art as well as mighty eagles with outstretched wings. During excavation it was discovered that the church was built on a man-made stepped platform with a cruciform footprint. Only a small number of circular columns with exceptional Voluten capitals, remain. Of its time, the palace church of Zvartnots was quite remarkable, perhaps even spectacular. However, in 930 A,D., it was destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
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Khor Virap Monastery, Lusarat, Ararat Province, Armenia, Eurasia
The Khor Virap is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Artashat, Ararat Province. The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of Armenian Catholicos. Khor Virap's notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site is attributed to the fact that Grigor Lusavorich, who later became Saint Gregory the Illuminator, was initially imprisoned here for 13 years by King Tiridates III of Armenia. Saint Gregory subsequently became the king's religious mentor, and they led the proselytizing activity in the country. In the year 301, Armenia was the first country in the world to be declared a Christian nation. A chapel was initially built in 642 AD at the site of Kirat Virap by Nerses III the Builder as a mark of veneration to Saint Gregory. Over the centuries, it was repeatedly rebuilt. In 1662, the larger chapel known as the St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) was built around the ruins of the old chapel, the monastery, the refectory and the cells of the monks. Now, regular Church services are held in this church. It is probably the most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia. The place of imprisonment virap nerk'in came to be known as the Virap or khor (deep), 'virap' meaning the Bottom most pit. Khor Virap is located on a hillock in Pokr Vedi; the village is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the main highway. Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia, is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north. It is situated about 100 metres (330 ft) away from the Turkish-Armenian border (sealed by barbed wire fencing) and defended by military establishments that guard the troubled border zone. The monastery is surrounded by green pasture lands and vineyards within the Ararat plain and is in view of Mount Ararat. The Arax (or Arakas) River flows close-by and the monastery is opposite of Aralykh. King Artashes I, founder of the Artashesid dynasty, established his Armenian capital at Artashat (also known as Artaxtisata) around 180 BC. It is believed that Hannibal, the Carthaginian General who was persecuted by Rome, was also instrumental in establishing Artashat. Artashat remained the capital of the dynasty till the reign of King Khosrov III (330--339) when it was moved to Dvin. Subsequently, Artashat was destroyed by the Persian King Shapur II. Artashat is close to the hillock of Khor Virap. Until its chapel was built, Khor Virap was used as royal prison. The Nerses chapel, built in the 5th century around the famous pit, was of white limestone. Though plain in appearance, a monastery was built around a large enclosure that surrounds the ruins of the old chapel. This church has a twelve sided tholobate and dome and is dedicated to S. Astvatsatsin. The altar pulpit is well decorated. Though most Armenian churches have an east-west orientation, placing the altar at the east end, St. Gevorg Chapel is oriented northwest-southeast. The pit where Gregory was imprisoned is southwest of the main church, underneath St. Gevorg Chapel which is a small basilica replete with a semicircular apse. Of the two pits inside the chapel, Grigor's is the farther one, 6 metres (20 ft) deep and 4.4 metres (14 ft) wide. The pit is approached through two unmarked holes. A small chamber, winding stairway, and a ladder lead to a small enclosure in the pit. To the right of the altar in the dungeon is the main room. A long ladder from here descends to a large cell of fairly good size, which was Grigor Lusavorich's prison cell. The climb down the well is to a depth of 60 metres (200 ft). The pit is well lit but the climb down the metal ladder requires sturdy shoes. It is also extremely humid down the pit in the summer months so be cautious and don't bring candles down as this adds to the heat. The 17th century church built around the pit is a simple structure surrounding a large courtyard which looks like a fort complex. Archaeological sites were excavated starting in 1970 in the thirteen hills (maximum height 70 metres (230 ft)) around Khor Virap and up to the valley of the river. Excavations in the hills 1 and 4, and sections of hills 5, 7 and 8 and of the neck of the land between Hills 1 and 2 are in progress. Some archaeological excavations have also been carried out outside the walls of the church at the site of Artashat, the capital of the Tiridat dynasty. In addition to ancient coins and potsherds, excavations have unearthed well preserved mud-brick fortifications on the north slope of the third hill from the northeast. The anniversary of the deliverance of Gregory is also celebrated in the Illuminator's cathedral built in Erivan.