LakeLake Sevan
Armenia's vast high-altitude alpine lake and summer heart.
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Sign in to unlockBest season: Best: June–September, when the lake is warm enough to swim.
- Altitude
- 1,900 m
- From Yerevan
- ~65 km
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
About
One of the largest freshwater high-mountain lakes in the world, Sevan sits at ~1,900 m. Its peninsula, monasteries and beaches draw crowds all summer.
How to get there
About 1 hour by car north-east of Yerevan on the M-4 highway. Marshrutkas leave from the Northern bus station.