Every sight in Armenia
A guide to every sight in Armenia, with a map and a day-by-day planner that keeps each day under ten hours.
Yerevan
- Yerevan CascadeGiant limestone stairway with modern sculpture and city views
- MatenadaranRepository of ancient Armenian manuscripts
- Republic SquareYerevan's central square with musical fountains
- Erebuni FortressUrartian citadel from 782 BC, the birthplace of Yerevan
- Armenian Genocide MemorialHilltop memorial and museum to the victims of 1915
- History Museum of ArmeniaNational collection from prehistory to the modern era
- National Gallery of ArmeniaThe country's largest art collection, on Republic Square
- Blue Mosque18th-century Persian mosque with a tiled courtyard
- St Gregory the Illuminator CathedralLargest cathedral in Armenia, consecrated in 2001
- Mother ArmeniaMonumental statue in Victory Park above the city
- Vernissage MarketOpen-air weekend market of crafts, carpets and art
- Northern AvenuePedestrian boulevard through the heart of the city
- Yerevan Opera TheatreTamanian's 1933 opera house set in Freedom Square
- Sergei Parajanov MuseumCollages and films of the visionary director
- Yerevan Brandy CompanyHistoric Ararat brandy cellars with tastings
- Katoghike ChurchTiny 13th-century chapel, the oldest in central Yerevan
- Zoravor Church17th-century church in a quiet courtyard
- Komitas PantheonResting place of Armenia's great artists and writers
- Yerevan Botanical GardenShady botanic garden founded in 1935
Syunik
- Tatev Monastery9th-century monastery on a cliff above the Vorotan gorge
- Wings of TatevRecord-breaking 5.7 km reversible cable car to Tatev
- Tatev Great HermitageFortified hermitage in the gorge below Tatev
- Karahunj (Zorats Karer)Prehistoric standing stones, sometimes called Armenian Stonehenge
- Shaki Waterfall18-metre waterfall near Sisian
- Old KhndzoreskCave village linked by a swinging footbridge
- VorotnavankFortified monastery on the Vorotan river
- Bgheno-NoravankForest church with rich biblical reliefs
- Vahanavank11th-century monastery above Kapan
- Ughtasar PetroglyphsThousands of rock carvings on a volcanic plateau
- Shikahogh ReserveDense southern forest with ancient plane trees
- GorisStone town ringed by cave-riddled hoodoos
Aragatsotn
- Amberd FortressCliff-top fortress on the slopes of Mount Aragats
- SaghmosavankMonastery on the rim of the Kasakh canyon
- HovhannavankCanyon-edge monastery with carved portals
- Tegher MonasteryAustere 13th-century monastery on Aragats
- Mount AragatsArmenia's highest peak, with Lake Kari below the summits
- Byurakan ObservatorySoviet-era observatory founded by Viktor Ambartsumian
- Karmravor ChurchTiny 7th-century church with original roof tiles
- Aruch CathedralVast 7th-century cathedral beside a royal palace
- Talin CathedralGrand 7th-century cathedral ruins on the Aragats plain
Vayots Dzor
- Noravank13th-century monastery in a red cliff canyon
- Areni-1 CaveCave where the world's oldest leather shoe and winery were found
- Areni ChurchMomik's 14th-century church above the wine village
- SmbataberdRidge-top fortress high above the Yeghegis valley
- Tsakhats Kar MonasteryHillside monastery near Smbataberd
- JermukSpa town known for its mineral water, gorge and waterfall
- Spitakavor MonasteryRemote white-stone monastery in alpine meadows
- Selim Caravanserai1332 Silk Road inn on the Selim pass
- Gndevank10th-century monastery in the Arpa gorge
Tavush
- Haghartsin MonasteryMonastery complex set deep in beech forest
- Goshavank12th-century monastery with an exquisite khachkar
- MakaravankRichly carved monastery high in the forest
- Dilijan National ParkForested park known as "Armenian Switzerland"
- Lake ParzForest lake with walking trails near Dilijan
- Nor VaragavankForest monastery above Varagavan
- JukhtakvankPair of churches in the woods near Dilijan
- Kirants MonasteryBrick-domed monastery reached by a forest hike
- MatosavankOvergrown forest monastery inside Dilijan park
Kotayk
- Garni TempleFirst-century Hellenistic temple above the Azat gorge
- Geghard MonasteryPartly carved into the rock face, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Symphony of StonesBasalt columns lining the Garni gorge like organ pipes
- Havuts TarRuined monastery reached by a hike across the Azat gorge
- Kecharis Monastery11th-century complex in the ski town of Tsaghkadzor
- TsaghkadzorMountain resort with a cable car up Mount Teghenis
- PtghnavankRoofless 7th-century basilica above the Kasakh
- Aghjots MonasteryMonastery tucked into the Khosrov forest edge
Lori
- Haghpat MonasteryUNESCO-listed 10th-century monastery above the Debed
- Sanahin MonasteryUNESCO-listed monastery and medieval academy
- Sanahin Bridge12th-century stone bridge over the Debed river
- Odzun Church6th-century basilica on a plateau above the canyon
- Akhtala MonasteryFortified monastery with remarkable frescoes
- Lori BerdMedieval fortress-town between two river gorges
- Kobayr MonasteryCliffside monastery with Georgian-style frescoes
- HnevankMonastery at the meeting of two rivers
Armavir
- Echmiadzin CathedralMother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Zvartnots Cathedral ruinsRuins of a 7th-century circular cathedral
- St Hripsime ChurchModel of classical 7th-century Armenian architecture
- St Gayane ChurchHarmonious 7th-century church in Echmiadzin
- Shoghakat ChurchSmall 17th-century church in Echmiadzin
- Sardarapat MemorialBattle memorial and ethnography museum
- MetsamorBronze Age metallurgy site and museum
Shirak
- Marmashen Monastery10th-century monastery in the Akhurian valley
- Harichavank7th-century monastery near Artik
- Holy Saviour's ChurchGyumri's landmark church, restored after the 1988 quake
- Yot Verk Church19th-century church on Vardanants Square
- Black FortressRound 19th-century Russian fort above Gyumri
- Yereruyk Basilica5th-century basilica near the Turkish border
- Lake ArpiHighland lake and national park famed for birdlife
Gegharkunik
- SevanavankPeninsula monastery above the largest lake in the Caucasus
- Lake SevanVast high-altitude lake, beaches and fish restaurants
- HayravankLakeside monastery on a rocky outcrop
- Noratus CemeteryField of nearly a thousand medieval khachkars
- Vanevan Monastery10th-century church near the lake's southern shore
- Makenyats MonasteryMedieval monastery above the village of Makenis