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Unusual Attractions in Armenia

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Lusarat, Armenia

Khor Virap Monastery

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

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.

Geghard Monastery

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

Gavazan Column at Tatev Monastery

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

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.

Shaki Waterfall

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

Areni-1 Cave Complex

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

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Unique Food & Drink in Armenia

Gata

Outside chapels carved from cliffs and caves, elderly women sell sweet, beautiful breads rooted in Armenia’s Christian traditions.

T'tu Lavash

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

Çiğ Köfte

Turkish legends trace these raw meatballs to the time of the prophet Abraham.

Khash

In Armenia, hangovers call for a hearty soup of boiled cow hooves.

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