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Classic Armenia

The essential first trip: capital, holy city, Ararat and the Azat gorge.

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Matenadaran
Photograph: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Day 1

Starts from Yerevan · 6h 15m at the sights, 39m travelling · 36 km

Areas: Yerevan, Armavir

  1. Matenadaran — Repository of ancient Armenian manuscripts (1h 30m)
  2. Yerevan Cascade — Giant limestone stairway with modern sculpture and city views (1h)
  3. Republic Square — Yerevan's central square with musical fountains (30m)
  4. Vernissage Market — Open-air weekend market of crafts, carpets and art (1h)
  5. Zvartnots Cathedral ruins — Ruins of a 7th-century circular cathedral (45m)
  6. Echmiadzin Cathedral — Mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1h)
  7. St Hripsime Church — Model of classical 7th-century Armenian architecture (30m)

Day 2

Starts from Yerevan · 4h at the sights, 1h 50m travelling · 101 km

Areas: Ararat, Kotayk

  1. Khor Virap — Monastery on the plain with the classic view of Mount Ararat (1h)
  2. Garni Temple — First-century Hellenistic temple above the Azat gorge (1h)
  3. Symphony of Stones — Basalt columns lining the Garni gorge like organ pipes (45m)
  4. Geghard Monastery — Partly carved into the rock face, a UNESCO World Heritage site (1h 15m)