Areni is a wine region of Armenia, where an annual wine festival is held. Areni Winery opened in 1994. In the tasting room, you can now taste various red and white wines made from different fruits and berries. The most popular are pomegranate and apricot wines, but you can also taste wines made from quince, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, and other fruits.
Noravank monastery-was built in the XIII century on the ledge of a narrow winding gorge of the Amagu river. The gorge is famous for its steep red rocks rising behind the monastery. The Noravank complex, thanks to the magnificent creations of medieval architects and its location against the backdrop of a beautiful landscape, leaves an indelible impression.
Shaki waterfall is formed on the Shaki River, on the inflow of Vorotan that falls into a deep gorge from a height of 18 meters.
Khndzoresk-created jointly by nature and human labor. On the territory of Khndzoresk there is a large number of ancient caves. In some places, the caves are arranged in several tiers. People continued to live here until the 1950s, after which they were moved to a nearby village by the decision of the Soviet authorities
Karaunj – also known as “Armenian Stonehenge”, which is estimated by scientists and professors of astronomical Sciences to be 7,500 years old, predates Stonehenge by more than 4,500 years. This amazing historical monument consists of about 222 basalt slabs. In the center of the structure is a stone circle, or henge. Modern archaeologists tend to believe that Karahunj is the world’s first astronomical Observatory and represents the fraction of some astronomical models.

Khor Virap is one of the symbols of Armenia. It offers a magnificent view of the biblical mount Ararat. This is where the baptism of Armenia, the first state to become Christian before Rome, began. The monastery was built in the period from VI to XVII centuries, over the dungeon where the Baptist of Armenia – Saint Gregory the Illuminator-languished for spreading Christianity, until king Trdat decided to accept this religion as the state one. The dungeon where the Holy elder suffered was a Royal dungeon. Here prisoners were lowered into a pit infested with poisonous snakes and Scorpions. According to legend, Saint Gregory the Illuminator was in this pit for 13 years.
Noravank monastery complex-was built in the XIII century on the ledge of a narrow winding gorge of the Amagu river. The gorge is famous for its steep red rocks rising behind the monastery. During the reign of the Orbelyan princes, the monastery became a major religious center, and in the XIII-XIV centuries – the residence of the bishops of Syunik. The Noravank complex, thanks to the magnificent creations of medieval architects and its location against the backdrop of a beautiful landscape, leaves an indelible impression.