Sevanavank monastery, located about 6 km from the town of Sevan, on the Peninsula of Sevan is one of the religious attractions of this region.

In article VIII a few monks settled on the island, began to build their churches. Soon they were joined by other monks who started the construction of the monastery. First of all, the monks began to build walls, for they were cut down in the rock of the great escarpment and laid on him the huge stone blocks. As a result the wall surrounded the island of Sevan. After over a wall monks had built a watchtower with a small gate and built three churches, cells and several outbuildings.

The churches of St. Astvatsatsin Church and the Church of St. Arakelots were built in 874 the Initiator of the building was the daughter of Ashot I – Mariam.

In 925. near the island there was a terrible battle with the Arab army - the battle of Sevan. Then the king Ashot II the Iron completely defeated the Arabs and from that time began the Armenian "Golden age". Throughout its history the monastery was repeatedly destroyed. In Soviet times it was closed. In 1931, a terrible thing happened: the Church of St. Astvatsatsin Church was demolished on the rocks, of which he soon erected a sanatorium.

In 1981 he began the construction of a drainage tunnel, causing the water level in the lake dropped almost 20 meters and the island became a Peninsula.

The Church of St. Astvatsatsin and St. Arakelots preserved until today. From the temple of Surb-Harutyun leaving only the Foundation. Preserved temples, the largest of which is the temple of Surb-ruins, built of dark volcanic stone. The design of the temples is quite unusual. They are a small three-apse cross-domed Church. Between the temples differ only in the nature of masonry.

Sevanavank monastery, unlike other monastic complexes, small and modest. While the main highlight of the monastery are amazing views of the lake and the surroundings are opened from her window.