Due to the large number of volcanoes, cold and hot water springs exist in almost all parts of the Armenian Highland. From ancient times, healing mineral waters, as well as sanitariums, which are found in Jermuk, Dilijan, Arzni, and Bjni (located on the territory of the RA), are famous.
Did You Know That…?
Spring in Jermuk
There is an interesting legend about the spring in Jermuk: a prince’s castle was once perched on the high cliffs in Jermuk. The prince had a daughter whose heart belonged to an audacious and charming young man – the shepherd’s son.
Every day the girl threw a long rope out of her bedroom window and the shepherd’s son climbed into her bedroom. One day, the prince found the rope and cursed his daughter: she would turn into a mermaid and spend the rest of her days in the water if she were to ever see the shepherd again.
During their next meeting, the girl threw her long hair out of her window instead of the rope, but the moment she did, her father’s curse came true and she turned into a mermaid, and her long hair turned into a waterfall that the people call "hair of the mermaid."
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