Spitakavor Curch

According to an old and sad legend, three sisters, who lived in Ashtarak, fell in love with the same young man, whose name was Sargis. The elder two sisters decided to sacrifice themselves and commit suicide in favor of the youngest one. One wearing an apricot dress and the other wearing red one, they threw themselves into the gorge. When the youngest sister found out the reason of sisters’ suicide, she put on a white dress and also threw herself into the gorge. Sargis then became a hermit and three small churches appeared at the edge of the gorge, named after the sisters' dress colors – Tsiranavor (apricot colour), Karmravor (red) and Spitakavor (white).