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Village in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Shorzha (now Shoghakat) is the name of a village and a peninsula on the eastern shores of Lake Sevan in Armenia.
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If you make it out to the area, hiking to the tip of the peninsula gives you a rewarding view and a good place to take a swim or a nap.
The water here is cleaner and many say warmer - still a relative term. The beaches are usually all yours.
There are no fences, and great rolling hills, with nice views of the lake.
Very popular, and usually booked well in advance, the painters rest house is a simple and reasonable place to stay, with full board. Guests don't have to be painters, and the place attracts many of Armenia's old school hip intelligentsia.
Tufenkian Hotel
This luxury western hotel is built in the village of Tsapatagh, about a 15-20 minute walk from the lake. With a hot tub and traditional restaurant also in the village, this is a place where expats and tourists tend to get away from the hustle of Yerevan.
A painfully slow train ride can get you from Yerevan to Shorzha. Other public transportation exists, though it is not very frequent to this sparsely inhabited area.
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