Beaches in Sevan
See and do Most sights and activities are spread around the Lake Sevan Region, have a look there to identify your preferences. 40.55720344.9695081 Sevan Botanical Garden (Սևանի բուսաբանական այգի). (updated May 2023) Sevanavank Monastery 40.56391745.0108082 Sevanavank Monastery. The most visited destination of the lake is the peninsula known as kghzi, meaning island, which it once was before Stalin had much of the water drained from the lake. The monastery is a must, for the great views it affords of the vast lake, most of which visitors never see except from this spot. The monastery is on top of the peninsula hill, and is built of crude black stone on the exterior. The interior has a beautiful old altar used for services by the new seminary down the hill. Steep, rough steps lead up to the monastery. Free. (updated Oct 2018)
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