Tsaghakadzor City

According to legend, a noble lady from the Pahlavuni family dreamed of having a beautiful flower garden. Following her wish, a fortress was built in a high valley, and next to it—a magnificent garden where the world’s most beautiful flowers grew. One day, a fierce wind destroyed the garden, scattering the flowers across the valley. Saddened, the girl asked her father to build a monastery where monks could pray and bring back the lost flowers. Thus, the Kecharis Monastery was built, and the valley where the flowers scattered became known as Tsaghkadzor (""Valley of Flowers"").

Historically, Tsaghkadzor was called Tsaghkotsadzor, later Tsaghkunyats Dzor, and in the Middle Ages also known as Kecharis or Kecharoyk, in honor of the Kecharis Monastery.

In 1972, a cable car was built on the slopes of Mount Teghenis (2,819 m), transforming Tsaghkadzor into a renowned ski resort.