Backpacking Armenia: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Armenia, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Yerevan
Yerevan
Pink-stone capital under Ararat.
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Lake Sevan
Gegharkunik
Vast highland lake.
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Tatev Monastery
Syunik
Cliff monastery by cable car.
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Garni Temple
Kotayk
Greco-Roman temple and gorge.
5
Dilijan
Tavush
Forested 'little Switzerland'.
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Geghard Monastery
Kotayk
Rock-carved medieval church.
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Khor Virap
Ararat
Monastery facing Mount Ararat.
8
Gyumri
Shirak
Artsy second city.
9
Noravank
Vayots Dzor
Monastery in red cliffs.
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Jermuk
Vayots Dzor
Waterfall and spa town.
Backpacking routes through Armenia
Real trips through Armenia, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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