Another gorgeous sight frequently visited by tourists, hikers, and mountain climbers is Ara mountain (after Armenian god, hero and king Ara the Beautiful).
The monastery complex of Marmashen is located in the valley of Akhuryan river. Marmashen cloister was founded in 998 but the construction of the entire complex was completed in 1029.
Harichavank is situated on a rocky cape, at the foot of the western slopes of mount Aragats. The monastery was founded by the 7th century, when the church
On the left bank of Dzoraget river, not too far from Stepanavan city, lie the ruins of medieval fortress-city Loriberd. In the 10-12cc it was the center of Lori princedom.