Dilijan and Parz Forest to Goshavank on Foot
A day of forest and medieval heritage in Dilijan requires choosing the right distance: the short walk beside the lake or the mountain trek to Goshavank Monastery.
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Dilijan is a town in Tavush that can serve as a base for exploring nearby protected forest, Parz Lake and medieval monasteries. Visits can combine short walks with more demanding mountain hikes.
The place
What makes it special
- The town is a base for planning visits to nearby woodland and trails.
- Parz Lake offers a short walk by the shore and through the forest.
- The walk from Parz Lake towards Goshavank calls for time, navigation and care on slopes and at trail junctions.
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- Armenia · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Armenia · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Dilijan · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Dilijan, Dilijan community, Tavush Province, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Dilijan National Park, Dilijan community, Tavush Province, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Dilijan National Park, Kamo Street, Golovino, Dilijan, Dilijan community, Tavush Province, 3904, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Mkhitar Gosh Monastery · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Goshavank, Road to Goshavank, Gosh, Dilijan community, Tavush Province, 3907, Armenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 09/10/2026