Akdamar Island 🇹🇷 | Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Lake Van
1,982 views · Published 22 January 2011 · 2:42 · Indexed 5 October 2026
Channel: Travel: The Good, The Bad & The Funny · 2011 · Travel & Events
http://www.TravelsWithSheila.com There is only one way to access the beyond fantabulous Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island. By boat. Private and tour boats ply turquoise Lake Van for the 40-minute ride to Akdamar Island all day. Off the private Explore boat onto the jetty for a walk up and sit-down, while Oz related a tale about how Akdamar Island got its name. Part is on the video but the "short version" is: An Armenian princess named "Tamar" lived on the island...fell in love with a commoner who would swim from the mainland to the island each night, guided by a light she lit for him. Father learned of visits, smashed light, boy drowns in the middle of the lake, with a dying cry of "Akh, Tamar"...Akdamar. Wait until you see the following videos of the Church. Beyond anything we have ever seen.... Please don't forget to Subscribe Share and Like. Thanks.
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