Destinations - Lori

Alaverdi

The city Alaverdi is located in the south of the Lori region. The distance from Vanadzor is 44 km. Alaverdi community includes the city Alaverdi, Aqori, Kachachkut, Haghpat, Tsaghkashat, and Jiliza villages. Alaverdi is famous for copper mining, though it has a big amount of cultural and historical heritages, of which the most known are [...]

Stepanavan

In the center of the Lori region located the city of Stepanavan. The city was named after the famous Armenian Communist revolutionary and political figure Stepan Shahumyan, whose legacy still remains an important historical and cultural landscape of the city and surrounding villages. The Shahumyan House Museum is one of the most interesting museums in [...]

Spitak

The history of the Spitak begins from 4-1 millennia BC. Proof of this is the tools and household items of the Neolithic period found during excavations in the Spitak area. Spitak was called "Hamamlu" or "Hamamli" until 1949, which probably originated from the Persian word "hamam" (bath). The name Spitak is associated with the limestone [...]