PARC NATIONAL DE DILIDJAN

The Dilidjan region was declared a national park in 1958. The beech is the king tree of these humid forests, between 1200 and 1700 m; below, up to 800 m, there are mixed stands of beech, hornbeam and oak. With a forested area of 23,400 hectares, the Dilidjan district is the largest and densest forest area in the country. The forests are very old and have retained endemic, spontaneously growing species such as yew, walnut and wild pear; softwoods, especially native pine, cover some of the mountain slopes of the park. Wildlife is represented by bears, lynx, feral cats, wolves, deer, wild boars, martens, otters, Persian squirrels, eagles and other raptors. These forests contain churches and monasteries that are different in many ways from buildings in other parts of Armenia. Less marked by volcanism, the north of Armenia has used less tufa, preferring stone, white as in Haghartsin, on the left bank of the Aghtsev river.

Golden Autumn, Voske Achoun in Armenian is masterfully illustrated in Dilidjan. At the end of the summer, the deciduous forests are dressed in polychrome finery, from copper red to gold, contrasting with the dark green of the fir trees, under a bright blue sky until mid-October. The view from the Sevan Pass is breathtaking. For Armenians, the Voske Achoun, with its mild climate and radiant sunshine, is the ideal season to visit the region