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Slopes of Mount Aragats

Amberd, the observatory and the gorge monasteries below the highest peak.

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Talin Cathedral
Photograph: Armenak Margarian / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Day 1

Starts from Yerevan · 3h at the sights, 2h 40m travelling · 146 km

Areas: Aragatsotn

  1. Talin Cathedral — Grand 7th-century cathedral ruins on the Aragats plain (30m)
  2. Aruch Cathedral — Vast 7th-century cathedral beside a royal palace (30m)
  3. Byurakan Observatory — Soviet-era observatory founded by Viktor Ambartsumian (1h)
  4. Amberd Fortress — Cliff-top fortress on the slopes of Mount Aragats (1h)

Day 2

Starts from Yerevan · 4h 40m at the sights, 1h 45m travelling · 96 km

Areas: Aragatsotn

  1. Mount Aragats — Armenia's highest peak, with Lake Kari below the summits (4h)
  2. Tegher Monastery — Austere 13th-century monastery on Aragats (40m)

Day 3

Starts from Yerevan · 4h 20m at the sights, 2h 12m travelling · 121 km

Areas: Aragatsotn, Kotayk

  1. Saghmosavank — Monastery on the rim of the Kasakh canyon (45m)
  2. Hovhannavank — Canyon-edge monastery with carved portals (45m)
  3. Karmravor Church — Tiny 7th-century church with original roof tiles (20m)
  4. Ptghnavank — Roofless 7th-century basilica above the Kasakh (30m)
  5. Tsaghkadzor — Mountain resort with a cable car up Mount Teghenis (2h)