Two ruined medieval churches standing side by side on the edge of the Kasagh River gorge, the crumbling walls and the steep drop to the river below making for one of the more atmospheric spots in Ashtarak. Both date from the early medieval period and both have lost their roofs, but the walls and much of the carved stonework survive.
The view from the gorge edge here — looking across to the far bank and down to the water — is one of the better views in the town. The churches are a short walk from the town centre. In spring, the apricot orchards that give the region its name (apricots, or tsiran in Armenian, have been cultivated here since antiquity) are in blossom and the whole gorge smells extraordinary.