Armenia
The village of Vernashen, 5km uphill from Yeghegnadzor, is home to this museum housed in the decommissioned 17th-century church of Surp Hagop. The church is beautiful, but how they get away with charging AMD1000 to show photos of Armenian monasteries and photocopies of a bible and gospel is beyond us.
If the museum is closed, get the key from the lady living next door (she only speaks Armenian and Russian). A taxi from Yeghegnadzor should cost AMD500.
10.16 MILES
Founded by Bishop Hovhannes in 1205 and sensitively renovated in the 1990s, Noravank (New Monastery) is one of the most spectacular sites in Armenia and…
9.45 MILES
In 2007, proud Armenians were ecstatic when archaeologists discovered the world's oldest known winery dating back 6100 years at this cave. The next year,…
2.6 MILES
Only accessible by foot or 4WD, this 14th-century monastery was built on the site of a 5th-century basilica and has a church, gavit (antechamber) and bell…
26.57 MILES
Second only to the Möminə Xatun as Azerbaijan's most impressive medieval tomb-tower, the main 1320 mausoleum is a ribbed cylinder inlaid with ample 'Allah…
16.5 MILES
This collonaded structure built in 1956 contains five flowing stone urns fed with mineral water by pipes set in the wall. Temperatures of the water range…
Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum of Vayots Dzor
2.53 MILES
This freshly renovated museum with its horseshoe-shaped entrance holds an intriguing collection of archaeological and ethnographic artefacts encased in…
29.23 MILES
In stark contrast to lowland Naxçivan's arid semideserts, the upland lakes of Batabat are set in high, rolling grasslands. They make for cooling family…
16.52 MILES
According to local legend, the beautiful daughter of an Armenian nobleman was highly sought after, but she only had eyes for the handsome shepherd's son…
2.07 MILES
The impressive main church at this monastery was dedicated to St Stepanos (Stephen) and was built in the 13th century on the site of a ruined 8th-century…
2. Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum of Vayots Dzor
2.53 MILES
This freshly renovated museum with its horseshoe-shaped entrance holds an intriguing collection of archaeological and ethnographic artefacts encased in…
2.6 MILES
Only accessible by foot or 4WD, this 14th-century monastery was built on the site of a 5th-century basilica and has a church, gavit (antechamber) and bell…
9.45 MILES
In 2007, proud Armenians were ecstatic when archaeologists discovered the world's oldest known winery dating back 6100 years at this cave. The next year,…
10.16 MILES
Founded by Bishop Hovhannes in 1205 and sensitively renovated in the 1990s, Noravank (New Monastery) is one of the most spectacular sites in Armenia and…
10.36 MILES
Looking down on the village from its elevated location across the Arpa River, this small church was built in the 14th century and features wonderful…
16.5 MILES
This collonaded structure built in 1956 contains five flowing stone urns fed with mineral water by pipes set in the wall. Temperatures of the water range…
16.52 MILES
According to local legend, the beautiful daughter of an Armenian nobleman was highly sought after, but she only had eyes for the handsome shepherd's son…