“Khor Virap”, translates as “deep dungeon”, offers an amazing view of Armenia’s defining symbol- the Biblical Mount Ararat. For decades it served as a royal prison, it was this very prison in which they kept Gregory the Illuminator, the first Armenian Catholicos, for a whole 13 years.

The next stop of this tour is medieval monastery of Noravank. The monastery, enshrined with fine architectural solutions and luxurious embellishments, is one of the brightest examples of Armenian architecture of the 13th century. Noravank consists of St. Karapet, St. Gregory The Illuminator churches and St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) two-storey church, which is notable for its ideal constructive and sculptural work.

The monastery is unique in its construction, since the church of Holy Mother of God is the only 2-storied monastery in Armenia

The last stop is the town of Areni, where you up will be given the opportunity to taste and even purchase Armenia’s renowned Areni wine.