Selim Caravanserai

A caravanserai in the mountains of Armenia ...

This awesome caravanserai has many names: "Selim", "Oberlian" or "Sulema". All referring to the beautiful 1322 AD shelter in the high mountains of Vardenyats. It was built under the orders of "Prince ...

Another Extraordinary Remnant from The Past

The Silk Road - something you learnt about at school - and here in front of you is, apparently, the last remaining caravansary still "intact" on the Road. It remains in a very good state of repair....

stunning views, interesting history, great place for a picnic

we stopped here for a picnic and to admire the view, and see the Caravanserai which was really interesting, I liked the fact that it was not 'done up' with lighting etc it was easy to imagine how it w...

Brilliant historically!

One can get carried away by the romance of the Silk Road which in reality was tough and fraught with dangers as can be seen in the caravanserai built in the 14th century. Dark as there were no windows...

Amazing history insight

Heard The word caravanseray often since i was listenting to stories in my childhood, but never imagined it this way; so heavy construction at maybe 2300m altitude, so cold inside in a hot summer day, ...