Signature Series Journey to Khor Virap-Noravank

Drive through the pretty Ararat Valley to the 4th-century Khor Virap Monastery, where you will enjoy the closest view of Mt. Ararat. The endless vineyards and apricot trees will give you an impression that you are in fact driving to the spot where everything started -” The Cradle of Civilization”. As the first sunbeams start to spread behind the mountain, you take your steps up to Khor Virap monastery. By the way, “Khor Virap” means “deep dungeon”, where the first Armenian Catholicos Gregory the Illuminator lived for 13 years before spreading Christianity in the 4th in Armenia.

And imagine all this beauty combined with the spiritual choir sounding from the church. 

Have a glass of hot tea as the Holy peak unveils its beauty in front of you…

Continue your tour to Areni. This is where the oldest shoe in the world was found during the recent archaeological excavations. Several years ago a place, equipped for wine production was found in the Bird Caves. This most ancient winery in the world has a 6000-year history. Taste the best wines of Armenia…

Take the winding roads stretching between colourful rocks to visit the most beautiful Noravank monastic complex, which was constructed in the 13th century. Consequently, a major religious and later cultural centre of Armenia was closely connected with many educational institutes, primarily with Gladzor’s university and library.