The Selim Caravanserai is a 14th-century stone waystation on the road between Yeghegnadzor and Martuni (Lake Sevan). The building sits in open alpine terrain at the top of the pass, surrounded by the high meadows and rocky slopes of the Vardenis range. In good weather the setting is extraordinary — the caravanserai emerging from the hillside with views back down toward the Vayots Dzor valley.
The interior consists of a long vaulted hall divided into stalls along the sides, where animals would have been kept, with a central aisle for people. A smaller vaulted chamber at the far end served as a chapel. The quality of the stone cutting — done in situ with local volcanic tuff — is impressive for a remote mountain structure. The road over the Selim Pass is paved and manageable in a standard car from late spring to early autumn; winter closure is possible. Allow about 40 minutes from Yeghegnadzor.