Looking at flowers. Jermuk. Visits to the monasteries Gladzor, Kach, Khor Virap
Jermuk is a popular holiday resort in the region Vayots Dzor and attractive for its waterfall
Gladzor Monastery, 13th century
Stone relief from Gladzor Monastery
Stone relief from Gladzor Monastery
The landscape around Gladzor Monastery
The landscape around Gladzor Monastery
Kach Monastery is not on the list of interesting places in Armenia
There were of gathering of locals around the church celebrating some religious event
The bird of the day 1
Khor Virap monastery rests on the top of a little hill in an otherwise very flat Ararat Valley. It is famous for its profile with mount Aragat, situated in Turkey, in the background
St. Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned at Khor Virap for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of a disease. This caused the conversion of the king and Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world in the year 301
The pit where St. Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned
The bird of the day 2, White stork
Jul 8, 2011
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