Salvard
Salvard — a village on the stony upland
Salvard is a high-mountain village in western Syunik, near Sisian, about two thousand metres.
What is this place
Salvard is a high-mountain village in western Syunik, near Sisian, about two thousand metres.
Its name is linked to 'sal' — a flat stone, a flagstone: indeed, the upland here is stony. The village lies very high, among meadows and pastures.
It is high here: the village lives by livestock, pastures and haymaking, by potatoes and barley in cold fields. The mountains stand all around — this is Syunik, a land of high ranges in the south of Armenia.
Salvard is a high-mountain village of Syunik on the stony upland.
Places nearby
Saint Hripsime Church (Goris)
A church in the handsome town of Goris, dedicated to one of Armenia's most beloved early saints.
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Harants Anapat Monastery
A secluded monastic hermitage tucked into the wild slopes of Syunik, made for solitude and prayer.
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Saint Hripsime Church, Verishen
An Armenian Apostolic church in the Syunik village of Verishen, near Goris.
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Holy Mother of God Church, Karchevan
A protected stone church of the Holy Mother of God in the southern village of Karchevan.
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Stay in Salvard
Ready routes through Salvard
Southern Armenia
A three-day journey through southern Armenia. A night in Goris, visits to Khndzoresk and the cave churches. One of the country’s most striking routes.
- The cave town of Khndzoresk
- Karahunj — the Armenian Stonehenge
- 2 nights in the mountains
All the way to Meghri
Five days along the Arax River through all of Syunik to Meghri — the southernmost point of Armenia. Pomegranate gardens, monasteries, hot springs.
- Meghri pomegranate gardens
- Hot springs
- The Iranian border
Khndzoresk — the cave town
Old Khndzoresk — a two-hundred-year-old cave town in a gypsum gorge. A suspension bridge over the chasm, a descent to the cave dwellings, the Surb Tadevos church.
- 160 m suspension bridge
- Cave churches
- Old Goris
The Vorotan gorge — a jeep tour
An off-roader, driver-guides, and access to places an ordinary car can’t reach: Satani Kar (the natural bridge), the Vorotan gorge, hot springs.
- Natural bridge
- Thermal baths
- 4×4 only
A cave suite in Khndzoresk
A restored cave-dwelling in the gypsum cliffs of old Khndzoresk. A fireplace, a bed in an alcove, and a stone terrace over the gorge.
A stone courtyard in Goris
A two-storey tuff house with an inner courtyard. The hostess cooks harissa in the mornings. Steps from old Goris and the road to Khndzoresk.