Sisian

Sisian is a city in Southern Armenia, in Syunik region. It is a good base to visit multiple attractions in the area such as the Ughtasar mountain, and the thousands of petroglyphs on top, the monastery of Vorotnavank, Tolors reservoir and the church inside it, Zorats Karer, Shaki waterfall and others.

Understand
Sisian is on river Vorotan with a weather always cooler than Yerevan.

By bus

 * Yerevan – Several marshrutkas a day. The ride takes about 4 hours.
 * Goris – 1 or 2 a day (2,000 dram, 45 min).

By taxi
Taxis can be found at the bus junction. They can drive to nearby attractions for quite reasonable prices and also to Goris for 6,000 dram and to Yerevan for 4,000-5,000 dram.

Get around
Walking around town is easy enough.

See




Do
Bike, hike, swim, explore.





Buy
The art school has some kids arts and crafts on sale sometimes, and Ashot, the well known local painter who is heavily influenced by the petroglyphs also sells his paintings out of his studio.

Eat
The hotels are the best place to have a bite, or a barbecue joint. Hatsatun by Sisian Ceramics is another place to have a lunch or a dinner.



Go next

 * Goris — the last major town in Armenia for travelers continuing to Karabakh and also entering point to Tatev Monastery.
 * Jermuk — spa town where much of the country's mineral water comes from.
 * Kapan — not the most interesting town. Vahanavank Monastery is in its close proximity.
 * Yeghegnadzor — small town close to spectacular canyon and monastery in Noravank, the impressive Smbatabert Fortress/Tsakhats Kar Monastery area and the old silk road caravanserai of Selim.
 * Tatev — a small village with a major monastery of Tatev located there on the edge of a cliff. Devil's bridge and Tatev Hermitage are also nearby. There is a cool 2-day hiking route from Sisian to Tatev.