Sheila Merza
hey Mevlut.... I believe this is long over due but I can not just be silent because I want to thank you for having arranged for me and my friends the most organized and adventurous tour ever!!!!!!!I mean, the hotels were superb I must say ;) The guides were so nice 'cause they treat us like part of ...

Ahtamara Church: The origin and meaning of the island's name is based on an old Armenian legend. According to the tale, an Armenian princess named Tamar lived on the island and was in love with a commoner. This boy would swim from the mainland to the island each night, guided by a light she lit for him. Her father learned of the boy's visits. One night, as she waited for her lover to arrive, he smashed her light, leaving the boy in the middle of the lake without a guide to indicate which direction to swim. His body washed ashore and, as the legend concludes, it appeared as if the words "Akh, Tamar" (Oh, Tamar) were frozen on his lips. The legend was the inspiration for a famous Armenian poem by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

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