Gndevank

Gndevanq - heaven in mountain

You will never think that after crossing the cliffs and gorges this magnificent 10th century monastery will rise up, which is not only standing but also functioning and has a modest spiritual shepherd...

Both the monastery and the way there (through a gorge by a river) are worth a half day tour

The way to the monastery is the old Vayk-Jermuk road, along the Arpa river. Gndevank was founded in the 10th century by the Syunik princess Sophia. He was destined for the ravens of the gorge and name...

a very special place in a beautiful setting

Gnevank Monastery has a very special atmosthere. Set in a deep canyon it can be reached either by road from the south (long and bumpy, but great scenery), by a steep footpath from the village above or...

Winter visit - not a good idea

We stayed at Jermuk and from Jermuk it took us around an hour. We were driving on our own so we used google maps. At first the it took us through a military route which had no entry so we had to detou...

Not all monasterys are the same!

Are you still thinking that if you’ve seen one monastery you’ve seen them all? Not true, go to all of them, enjoy each historical place as you walk through history and be amazed.