Sights Kotayk
9th-century monasteries, cave towns, natural landmarks, wineries. Each place — its own page with history, how to get there and where to stay nearby.
Makravank Monastery
A medieval monastery on a wooded slope in Kotayk, known for the delicate stone carving that lends its churches a quiet, intricate beauty.
Dzagavank
A weathered monastery in the hills of Kotayk, a listed heritage site that has outlasted the centuries in silence.
Neghuts Monastery
A medieval monastery above the village of Arzakan in Kotayk, where old stone churches stand half-hidden in the surrounding greenery.
Kaptavank Monastery
A stone monastery near the village of Kaputan, where Armenian monastic tradition keeps watch over the Kotayk hills.
Holy Mother of God Church in Jrvezh
A stone sanctuary at Jrvezh near Yerevan, listed among Armenia's protected cultural monuments.
Winter Tsaghkadzor and Sevan under ice
A winter trip: a 1-day ski pass in Tsaghkadzor, a spa evening, an overnight at a mountain hotel. Day two — Sevan with its ice ridges and a hot dolma lunch.
Surb Kiraki Church of Arzni
A stone church in the spa village of Arzni, listed among Armenia's cultural heritage monuments — a quiet stop beside the Hrazdan gorge.
Chorut Monastery
A weathered monastic site in the Kotayk mountains, listed among Armenia's cultural heritage monuments — the kind of ruin that rewards the curious.
Holy Mother of God Church of Meghradzor
A village church dedicated to the Mother of God, tucked into the green folds of Meghradzor and counted among Armenia's heritage monuments.
Saint Stepanos Church of Aghbyurak
A modest stone church above Hrazdan, listed among Armenia's cultural heritage monuments. The kind of place you find by slowing down.
Holy Mother of God Church, Yeghvard
A listed heritage church in the town of Yeghvard, holding centuries of Kotayk's faith in carved stone.
Teghenyats Monastery
A forested medieval monastery in the Kotayk highlands — ruined, romantic, and wrapped in the silence of the woods that gave it its name.
Saint Karapet Church of Akunq
A village church near Akunq, dedicated to Saint Karapet — a modest cultural heritage monument in Kotayk.
Holy Mother of God Church of Alapars
A village church in Alapars, dedicated to the Holy Mother of God and rooted in the everyday life of the Kotayk highlands.
Holy Mother of God Church of Solak
A listed cultural heritage monument in the village of Solak, Kotayk.
Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery
The pagan temple of Garni, the Garni gorge with its basalt «Symphony of Stones», and Geghard — a 4th-century monastery carved into the rock. Lunch with lavash baking in a tonir.
St. Sargis Church in Yeghvard
An Armenian church in the historic town of Yeghvard, a quiet landmark in the Kotayk plateau.
Kecharis Monastery
A graceful medieval monastery in Tsaghkadzor, where pink-grey churches stand against the forested slopes of Kotayk.
Gharghavank
A church with roots reaching back to the 7th century, a listed heritage monument standing quietly in Kotayk.
Saint Hovhannes Church of Arinj
A village church in Arinj dedicated to Saint Hovhannes, one of the quiet stone landmarks ringing the edge of Yerevan.
Poghos-Petros Monastery
A monastery dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, a quiet cultural heritage monument in the hills of Kotayk.
Kuys Varvara (Tsaghkevank)
A quiet medieval monastery in the Kotayk hills, also known as Tsaghkevank — bare stone, deep silence, and a view worth the climb.
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.
Saint George Church
A listed cultural heritage monument in Kotayk, dedicated to Saint George.
Surb Stepanos Church of Abovyan
A heritage church in the town of Abovyan, a calm stone witness to faith just north of the capital.
Holy Resurrection Church in Nurnus
An Armenian church in the village of Nurnus, perched in the canyon country of northern Kotayk.
Ptghnavank
An ancient Armenian church near Ptghni, prized for the carved stonework that survives on its weathered walls.
Tsiranavor Church of Aramus
The Tsiranavor church of Aramus, a stone sanctuary whose very name — "apricot-colored" — echoes the warm tones of Armenian architecture.
Church of the Holy Mother of God, Bjni
An Armenian church in the old village of Bjni, where stone, gorge and orchard frame centuries of worship.
Tsaghkunyats
A high lake in the Kotayk mountains, ringed by slopes that bloom hard and fast in the short summer.
Saint Vardan Church
A listed cultural heritage monument in Kotayk, dedicated to the warrior-saint Vardan.
Mayravank (Solak)
A weathered medieval monastery near the village of Solak in Kotayk, where old khachkars keep watch over a quiet mountain slope.
Bjni Fortress
A medieval stronghold above the village of Bjni, its ruined walls clinging to a rocky spur over the Hrazdan gorge.
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.
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Where to stay in mountains and cities
Family guesthouses, boutique hotels, glamping, cave suites. Across Armenia.
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