Things to do in Sisian
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Sisavan Church
Originally built in the 6th century, Sisavan church was restored as recently as the 20th century. It combines an elegant square-cross floor with some striking sculptures of royal and ecclesiastical patrons inside and out. Inside there's a display of microsculptures by local artist Eduard Ter-Ghazaryan. Seen through a microscope, one features 17 images of the cross on a human hair coated with metal.
The road up from town passes a large Soviet war memorial with a Karabakh War monument - local men were some of the first to volunteer to join their kin over in the next mountain range when the war began, and paid a heavy price for it.
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Karadaran Park
The Karadaran Park in town one block from Sisakan Poghots gathers together stone carvings from different millennia, with sarcophagi, phallus stones, ram stones and megaliths. You can spot the evolution of the pagan khatchkars to rough stone crosses and finally medieval Armenian khatchkars.
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Museum of History
Facing the park is the Museum of History, with some carpets and ethnographical displays beside maps and historical information, mostly labelled in Armenian with some English. It also has some interesting photos taken after an earthquake levelled the town in 1931.
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Jira Hars
Nestled by the river just next to the bridge, this local khoravats joint serves up grilled meat, soups and salads.
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