Sightseeing

It is an emerald of Armenia in 1900 meters above the sea level. There are numerous beaches along the entire lake shore. The most famous cultural monument is the Sevanavank monastery near the town of Sevan at the northwestern shore. Initially the monastery was located on an island, but the fall of the water level turned it into a peninsula.




A peninsula on which the Sevan monastery was built in 9th century separates Big and Little Sevans . The monastery harmonizes perfectly with the fabric of the amazing surroundings. The monastery has been reborn, and a theological seminary has been opened. The road to the church winds past ancient engraved tombstones, called khachkars, resembling an open air museum.

Another monastery at the western shore is Hayrivank, and further south, near Noratus, there is a field of khachkars, a cemetery with approximately 900 khachkars of different styles. When the water level fell, many archeological artefacts were found, 2000 years old or older.