Echmiadzin's holy sites

The mother cathedral, the oldest churches around it, and Sardarapat.

• 1 day
• 7 stops

Day 1

Starts from Yerevan · 5h 05m at the sights, 1h 25m travelling · 78 km

Areas: Armavir

1. Zvartnots Cathedral ruins — Ruins of a 7th-century circular cathedral (45m)
2. Echmiadzin Cathedral — Mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1h)
3. St Hripsime Church — Model of classical 7th-century Armenian architecture (30m)
4. St Gayane Church — Harmonious 7th-century church in Echmiadzin (20m)
5. Shoghakat Church — Small 17th-century church in Echmiadzin (15m)
6. Metsamor — Bronze Age metallurgy site and museum (1h)
7. Sardarapat Memorial — Battle memorial and ethnography museum (1h 15m)