14 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Armenia - Atlas Obscura

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Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a temple.

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Old Khndzoresk Cave Village

Khndzoresk, Armenia

Old Khndzoresk Cave Village

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

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Levon's Divine Underground

Yerevan, Armenia

Levon's Divine Underground

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

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Khor Virap Monastery

Lusarat, Armenia

Khor Virap Monastery

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

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Areni-1 Cave Complex

Areni-1 Cave Complex

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

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Geghard Monastery

Armenian monastery carved out of cliffs and named after the spear that stabbed Jesus.

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Byurakan, Armenia

Armenian Alphabet Monument

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

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The relief that saved the monastery from Mongols

Yeghegnadzor, Armenia

Noravank Monastery

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

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T'tu Lavash

Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up.

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