More than a year ago, when I was visiting the monastery of Goshavank with a group of friends I had a chance to exchange few words with one the ladies selling candles and postcards there. It was from her that I first heard of the monastery of Makaravank – and the images she showed me on the postcards were impressive. But ever since I didn’t come back to the region, and that’s why we decided to dedicate the second day of our 2-day trip to Tavush Province of Armenia to the 10th-13th century Makaravank monastery located about 6 km west of the village of Achajur, on the slopes of Paytatap mountain.
