Sights Syunik
9th-century monasteries, cave towns, natural landmarks, wineries. Each place — its own page with history, how to get there and where to stay nearby.
Saint Hripsime Church (Goris)
A church in the handsome town of Goris, dedicated to one of Armenia's most beloved early saints.
Harants Anapat Monastery
A secluded monastic hermitage tucked into the wild slopes of Syunik, made for solitude and prayer.
Saint Hripsime Church, Verishen
An Armenian Apostolic church in the Syunik village of Verishen, near Goris.
Holy Mother of God Church, Karchevan
A protected stone church of the Holy Mother of God in the southern village of Karchevan.
Bekhi Anapat Hermitage Church
A secluded hermitage church in the mountains of Syunik, built for solitude and reached by those who seek it.
Tatev + the cableway
A one-day tour from Yerevan to Tatev Monastery, riding the world’s longest cableway. Lunch in Khot and a guided tour of the monastery.
Vorotnavank
A medieval monastic complex perched above the Vorotan gorge in Syunik, where old churches and a sweeping canyon view share the same cliff.
Saint Gregory Church, Sisian
A church honoring St. Gregory the Illuminator in the highland town of Sisian, Syunik.
Saint Hripsime Church, Srashen
An Armenian Apostolic church in the Syunik village of Srashen, named for one of Armenia's most revered early saints.
Kavart Greek Orthodox Church
A Greek Orthodox church in Syunik — a rare reminder of the Greek communities that once lived in Armenia's south.
Holy Mother of God Church (Nushants), Kaler
A 1700 stone church dedicated to the Holy Mother of God, near Meghri at Armenia's southern edge.
Surb Astvatsatsin Church-Mausoleum
A church-mausoleum within the Vahanavank monastery near Kapan, where Syunik's princely past rests in stone.
Yeritsavank
One of Syunik's oldest monasteries, with roots reaching back to the 5th century and the very dawn of Christian Armenia.
Saint Minas Church of Halidzor
A 17th-century church dedicated to St. Minas, anchoring the old village of Halidzor in the mountains of Syunik.
Zvaravank
A historic monastery church in the highlands of Syunik, weathered by centuries yet still standing among the mountains.
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 Hripsime Church, Antarashat
A village church named for one of Armenia's most beloved saints, in the highlands of Syunik.
Surb Hovhannes Church, Kornidzor
A listed stone church in the border village of Kornidzor, deep in southern Syunik.
Tsaru Saint Hovhannes Church of Lor
A 17th-century church near the village of Lor in Syunik, where centuries of mountain worship are written into the stone.
Kusanats Anapat
A quiet monastic hermitage tucked into the highlands of Syunik, where stone walls and silence have kept company for centuries.
Surb Stepanos Church in Darbas
A village church dedicated to St. Stephen, dating to around 1700, set in Darbas among the hills of Syunik.
Surb Karapet Church in Lichk
A 17th-century stone church in the Syunik village of Lichk, where village devotion has held steady since 1658.
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.
Anapat Church, Khndzoresk
A turn-of-the-century church beside the famous cave village of Khndzoresk in Syunik.
Church at Kusanats Anapat
Hidden in the hills of Syunik, the church at Kusanats Anapat — the "Nuns' Hermitage" — keeps the secluded calm of a place built for retreat from the world.
Meliks' Church
A quiet stone church in the mountains of Syunik, tied to the memory of the local noble families.
Saint Grigor Church of Brnakot
A stone church watching over the village of Brnakot in Syunik, plain on the outside and steady at heart.
Surb Astvatsatsin Church in Yeghvard, Syunik
A modest village church dedicated to the Holy Mother of God, standing quietly in Yeghvard among the highlands of Syunik.
Surb Gevorg Church in Lor
A modest stone church watching over the village of Lor, carrying more than three centuries of village faith in its walls.
Surb Gevorg Church in Tsav
A modest stone church tucked into the village of Tsav, deep in Armenia's southern Syunik province.
Saint Minas Church of Halidzor
A modest Armenian Apostolic church watching over the village of Halidzor in the heart of Syunik.
Lake Sev
A high mountain lake in the south of Armenia, where still dark water mirrors the wide alpine sky.
Tanahat Church, Arevis
A stone church near Arevis in Syunik, standing where the mountains open wide and the only sound is the wind.
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.
From airport or between regions
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A car for a self-drive trip
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