The monastery got its name in honor of the liberation of the Armenians from the yoke of the Seljuk Turks. In translation, Noravank means “new monastery”, which symbolized a new life. The complex offers an indescribable view of the steep red rocks and the winding gorge of the Arpi River. Surb Astvatsatsin (Virgin Mary) Church impresses with its architectural solutions. It is two-story, on the first floor there is a princely tomb, on the second - a chapel, where a narrow staircase without railings leads.→