A country · 110 places · 11 regions
Armenia, all of it.
110 curated places across 11 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Yerevan, Vayots Dzor Province, Aragatsotn Province and Syunik Province — read below as chapters, with 7 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Yerevan · 25 places
Yerevan
The capital of Armenia, Yerevan is built largely of pink and orange tufa stone from local volcanic quarries, giving the city a distinctive warm hue that intensifies at sunset. The city center around Republic Square is a well-preserved Soviet-era ensemble of neoclassical tufa buildings, and on clear days Mount Ararat — the national symbol, located across the border in Turkey — dominates the southwestern horizon from multiple points in the city. The Cascade complex, a monumental stairway and sculptural installation climbing a hillside above the city center, offers a layered perspective on Yerevan's skyline.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Vayots Dzor Province · 11 places
Vayots Dzor Province
A highland spa resort known for mineral springs and a tall waterfall spilling over a wooded gorge. Bottled water from the town is famous across the region, and thermal galleries draw visitors year-round.
✦ June to September · $$
Chapter III · Aragatsotn Province · 10 places
Aragatsotn Province
A tenth-century Armenian fortress complex on the southern slopes of Mount Aragats at approximately 2,300 meters elevation, one of the best-preserved medieval fortifications in the country. The castle and adjoining church sit at the confluence of the Arkashen and Amberd rivers, protected on three sides by deep gorges. The panoramic view from the fortress walls takes in the entire Ararat plain to the south and the volcanic massif of Aragats rising to 4,090 meters immediately above, making it one of the more dramatic high-altitude fortress settings in the South Caucasus.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Syunik Province · 7 places
Syunik Province
A ninth-century Armenian monastery complex perched on a basalt plateau above the Vorotan River gorge in southern Armenia's Syunik province. The monastery is reached via the Wings of Tatev, a reversible aerial tramway covering 5.7 kilometers — the world's longest non-stop double track cable car — which offers elevated views over the gorge and the surrounding mountain ranges. The monastery itself contains a series of churches, a library, and a famous oscillating column called the Gavazan that was designed as a seismic early-warning device.
✦ May to October · $
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