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Dilijan

Armenia's green city, surrounded by forests, mountains and lakes. Dilijan is the best base for visiting Haghartsin, Goshavank, Parz Lake and Lake Sevan.

Last updated: August 2026

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Haghartsin Monastery surrounded by forests and green mountains, Tavush region, Dilijan, Armenia

Dilijan and Lake Sevan in 2 days: Sevanavank, Haghartsin, Goshavank and Parz Lake

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Lake Sevan with blue waters and mountains around it under an open sky, Gegharkunik region, Armenia
Lake Sevan

Lake Sevan

Lake Sevan is Armenia's largest lake and one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world, with intensely blue waters surrounded by mountains and the Sevanavank Monastery on the peninsula, one of the country's most beautiful landscapes.

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Haghartsin Monastery surrounded by forests and green mountains, Tavush region, Dilijan, Armenia
Dilijan

Haghartsin Monastery

Haghartsin Monastery is one of Armenia's most beautiful medieval monasteries, built between the 10th and 13th centuries in the heart of a dense forest near Dilijan, in the north of the country.

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Goshavank Monastery with medieval stone buildings and architectural details, Dilijan region, Armenia
Dilijan

Goshavank Monastery

Goshavank Monastery is one of the most important monastic complexes in northern Armenia, founded in the 12th century by the monk and jurist Mkhitar Gosh, author of the country's first code of laws, near the city of Dilijan.

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