Lori Berd Fortress
cross river from main part of town, turn right, go 4.5km
Once a huge bastion on a piece of land that juts out surrounded by rivers, and protected by cliffs. Enough of the walls remain to show what massive fortifications once stood here, and enough of the ceramic underground piping to know they had hot water long before modern times.
Khuchapi Monastery
12-15 km east northeast of Privolnoye Village
A stunning monastery that is almost impossible to access via Armenia road goes through Georgia, a hiker could make it to this gorgeous piece of architecture on foot, and would be amply rewarded by the soaring architecture, the stairwells inside the walls, the carvings, the colors of the stone, the setting...