Small church with one wall formed from a cliff, with ancient stone stairwell leading to it. Sweeping views of the canyons below.
Read about Chgnavor Monastery on Wikipedia
Getting there
324 m above the Debed river, which runs 600 m away in a straight line.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 39.9 km | 55 min |
| Alaverdi | 22 km | 33 min |
| Stepanavan | 29.2 km | 37 min |
| Yerevan | 155.1 km | 2 h 54 min |
| Tbilisi | 134.2 km | 2 h 39 min |
Details
- Type
- Church
- Where
- Tsater
- Elevation
- 1,186 m
- Denomination
- Armenian apostolic
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Chgnavor Monastery
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On these routes
Sights nearby
- Viewpoint in TsaterViewpoint 600 m same level
- Karasun MankantsAttraction 1.6 km 95 m lower
- Viewpoint in TumanyanViewpoint 1.8 km 65 m lower
- Viewpoint in TumanyanViewpoint 1.9 km 309 m lower
- Hovhannes Tumanyan House MuseumMuseum 2.2 km same level
- Single-nave churchChurch 2.3 km 76 m lower
Nature nearby
- DidPeak 2.1 km 86 m higher
- AvanakarPeak 2.8 km 53 m lower
- TsitskarPeak 3.0 km 212 m lower
- Memorial ParkPark 3.0 km 330 m lower
- BokhutPeak 4.3 km 179 m higher
Stay nearby
- Tsater GuesthouseGuesthouse 800 m same level
- Hotel in TsaterHotel 1.4 km 290 m lower
- Tufenkian Avan Dzoraget HotelHotel 2.1 km 307 m lower
- Agha-Bek B&BGuesthouse 2.2 km same level
- Tourism Unique CenterCampsite 2.4 km 40 m higher
Eat nearby
- Restaurant in DseghRestaurant 1.9 km 301 m lower
- DzoreniRestaurant 2.5 km 39 m lower
- Flying Samovar CafeCafe 2.9 km 348 m lower
- Hats u PanirRestaurant 3.5 km 48 m higher
- COAF Debed Canyon Visitor CenterCafe 5.7 km 237 m lower
Services nearby
- Fuel in TumanyanFuel 1.9 km 349 m lower
- Team EnergyEV charging 2.0 km 262 m lower
- Team EnergyEV charging 2.0 km 262 m lower
- Haypost 1712Post office 3.0 km 339 m lower
- HayPost 2035Post office 3.7 km 258 m lower
- Fuel in DzoragetFuel 4.0 km 274 m lower
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.