Selim Caravanserai

Étonnant et à voir en passant

En 1332, ce caravansérail de montagne est le mieux préservé de ces caravansérails de la route de la soie, que l’on trouve tous les 20 km. La façade est décoré de Debats relief. À l’intérieur, on retro...

A caravanserai in the mountains of Armenia ...

This awesome caravanserai has many names: "Selim", "Oberlian" or "Sulema". All referring to the beautiful 1322 AD shelter in the high mountains of Vardenyats. It was built under the orders of "Prince ...

Another Extraordinary Remnant from The Past

The Silk Road - something you learnt about at school - and here in front of you is, apparently, the last remaining caravansary still "intact" on the Road. It remains in a very good state of repair....

stunning views, interesting history, great place for a picnic

we stopped here for a picnic and to admire the view, and see the Caravanserai which was really interesting, I liked the fact that it was not 'done up' with lighting etc it was easy to imagine how it w...

Brilliant historically!

One can get carried away by the romance of the Silk Road which in reality was tough and fraught with dangers as can be seen in the caravanserai built in the 14th century. Dark as there were no windows...