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9th-century monasteries, cave towns, natural landmarks, wineries. Each place — its own page with history, how to get there and where to stay nearby.

Biainili Vault in Yerevan
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Biainili Vault in Yerevan

An ancient burial vault from the world of Biainili - the land we now call Urartu - resting beneath modern Yerevan.

YerevanOpen
Erebuni Museum
MUSEUM-RESERVE

Erebuni Museum

An archaeological museum-reserve at the foot of the Erebuni fortress — the Urartian stronghold from which Yerevan traces its very beginning.

YerevanOpen
Charents Museum of Literature and Arts
MUSEUM

Charents Museum of Literature and Arts

Yerevan's great archive of Armenian letters, named for the poet Yeghishe Charents. Where a nation keeps the manuscripts of its writers.

YerevanOpen
Tsitsernakaberd
MEMORIAL

Tsitsernakaberd

Armenia's hilltop memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide — an eternal flame, a soaring stele and a place of quiet remembrance above Yerevan.

YerevanOpen
Holy Mother of God Parochial Church
CHURCH

Holy Mother of God Parochial Church

A parish church dedicated to the Holy Mother of God in Yerevan, listed among Armenia's cultural heritage monuments.

YerevanOpen
Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery
Recommended · Tour

Garni and Geghard — sun temple and cave monastery

The pagan temple of Garni, the Garni gorge with its basalt «Symphony of Stones», and Geghard — a 4th-century monastery carved into the rock. Lunch with lavash baking in a tonir.

from 14 000 ֏Details
Holy Trinity Church (Yerevan)
CHURCH

Holy Trinity Church (Yerevan)

A spacious Armenian Apostolic church in Yerevan, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and gathering its city congregation.

YerevanOpen
Great Bridge of Hrazdan
BRIDGE

Great Bridge of Hrazdan

One of Yerevan's grandest crossings, its broad arches sweeping over the Hrazdan Gorge as a listed cultural heritage monument.

YerevanOpen
Museum of History of Medicine in Armenia
MUSEUM

Museum of History of Medicine in Armenia

A Yerevan museum tracing the long story of medicine in Armenia, from ancient healing to modern care. A look at how a nation learned to mend itself.

YerevanOpen
Central Bank Visitor Center
MUSEUM

Central Bank Visitor Center

An interactive Yerevan museum where the story of Armenian money, banking and the economy comes to life — hands-on and surprisingly fun.

YerevanOpen
Museum of Printing
MUSEUM

Museum of Printing

Armenia was an early home of the printed book - this Yerevan museum tells the story of type, presses and the written word.

YerevanOpen
Karmir Blur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Karmir Blur

A red-earth hill on the edge of Yerevan that hides the remains of an ancient Urartian fortress-town, one of the country's key archaeological sites.

YerevanOpen
Zoravor Surb Astvatsatsin Church Complex
CHURCH

Zoravor Surb Astvatsatsin Church Complex

One of Yerevan's oldest surviving church complexes, a stone refuge of calm hidden among the city's streets.

YerevanOpen
Saint Sarkis Church, Nor Nork
CHURCH

Saint Sarkis Church, Nor Nork

A Saint Sarkis church in Yerevan's Nor Nork district, carrying the name of one of Armenia's most beloved saints.

YerevanOpen
Church of the Holy Mother of God (Nor Nork)
CHURCH

Church of the Holy Mother of God (Nor Nork)

A neighbourhood church in Yerevan's Nor Nork district, where modern city life keeps the Armenian church tradition close.

YerevanOpen
Southern Armenia
Recommended · Tour

Southern Armenia

A three-day journey through southern Armenia. A night in Goris, visits to Khndzoresk and the cave churches. One of the country’s most striking routes.

from 78 000 ֏Details
Katoghike Church, Yerevan
CHURCH

Katoghike Church, Yerevan

A tiny medieval chapel that survived in the heart of Yerevan and now anchors a serene church courtyard.

YerevanOpen
Aznavour Center
MUSEUM

Aznavour Center

A Yerevan museum to Charles Aznavour, the French-Armenian voice the whole world knew. Music, memory and a son's love for his roots.

YerevanOpen
Erebuni Fortress
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Erebuni Fortress

The ancient Urartian citadel that gave Yerevan its name — a hilltop fortress older than Rome, watching over the modern capital.

YerevanOpen
Holy Martyrs Church (Nubarashen)
CHURCH

Holy Martyrs Church (Nubarashen)

A neighborhood church in Yerevan's Nubarashen district, a calm spiritual anchor away from the city center.

YerevanOpen
Avan Cathedral Complex (Surb Astvatsatsin)
CATHEDRAL

Avan Cathedral Complex (Surb Astvatsatsin)

A historic church complex in Yerevan's Avan district and a recognised monument of Armenia's cultural heritage.

YerevanOpen
Davtashen Bridge
BRIDGE

Davtashen Bridge

A bold modern span carrying traffic high over the Hrazdan, linking Yerevan's Davtashen district to the city across the gorge.

YerevanOpen
The Lori canyon — Alaverdi and Haghpat
Recommended · Tour

The Lori canyon — Alaverdi and Haghpat

A one-day trip north: Alaverdi in the Debed canyon, Sanahin and Haghpat — both on the UNESCO list. Lunch by the river.

from 19 000 ֏Details
Valery Bryusov Museum
MUSEUM

Valery Bryusov Museum

A literary museum in Yerevan honouring the poet Valery Bryusov, a devoted friend of Armenian verse. A house of words where two cultures meet.

YerevanOpen
Modern Art Museum of Yerevan
MUSEUM

Modern Art Museum of Yerevan

A pioneering home for Armenian contemporary art, where the country's modern voices fill bright Yerevan halls.

YerevanOpen
ARF History Museum
HISTORY MUSEUM

ARF History Museum

A Yerevan museum devoted to the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the political history it helped shape over more than a century.

YerevanOpen
Folk Art Museum
MUSEUM

Folk Art Museum

Carpets, carvings, embroidery and lace - a Yerevan museum devoted to the everyday genius of Armenian folk craft.

YerevanOpen
Arthur Tarkhanyan Centre
MUSEUM

Arthur Tarkhanyan Centre

A Yerevan centre of architecture and museum of Armenian modernism. The place to understand the bold concrete city around you.

YerevanOpen
Surp Anna Church
CHURCH

Surp Anna Church

A church in central Yerevan dedicated to Saint Anne, where freshly cut stone carries an old form.

YerevanOpen
History Museum of Armenia
MUSEUM

History Museum of Armenia

Armenia's national history museum on Republic Square — the country's deepest single dive into thousands of years of its past.

YerevanOpen
Holy Martyrs Vardanants Church
CHURCH

Holy Martyrs Vardanants Church

A Yerevan church honoring the Vardanants martyrs, where Armenian faith and remembrance share the same walls.

YerevanOpen
Haghtanak Bridge
BRIDGE

Haghtanak Bridge

Yerevan's "Victory" bridge, a sturdy span over the Hrazdan and a recognised piece of the capital's cultural heritage.

YerevanOpen
Mother Armenia Military Museum
MUSEUM

Mother Armenia Military Museum

A military museum set beneath the towering Mother Armenia statue, telling the story of those who defended the country. History stands here, sword in hand.

YerevanOpen
All the way to Meghri
Recommended · Tour

All the way to Meghri

Five days along the Arax River through all of Syunik to Meghri — the southernmost point of Armenia. Pomegranate gardens, monasteries, hot springs.

from 145 000 ֏Details
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