Khor Virap, Noravank, Areni Cave, Jermuk, Winery

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Duration 10-11 hours.

Khor Virap is one of the three holy places in Armenia and the closest point to the mount Ararat. The notability as a monastery and pilgrimage site of the monastery is attributed to the fact that Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned here for 13 years. Noravank monastery (13th-century) is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin church (to get to the second floor one need to take the narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of the building) and the breathtaking view to the gorge. Jermuk (translated from Armenian means “geyser”)is a mountain spa town famous for the beautiful waterfall (Mermaid's hair), gallery of mineral water, surrounding forests, hot springs (geysers).