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Yerevan in a day

The Cascade, the manuscripts and the grand squares, mostly on foot.

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Armenian Genocide Memorial
Photograph: Aleksey Chalabyan (a.k.a. Xelgen) / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Day 1

Starts from Yerevan · 6h 30m at the sights, 12m travelling · 11 km

Areas: Yerevan

  1. Armenian Genocide Memorial — Hilltop memorial and museum to the victims of 1915 (1h 30m)
  2. Matenadaran — Repository of ancient Armenian manuscripts (1h 30m)
  3. Yerevan Cascade — Giant limestone stairway with modern sculpture and city views (1h)
  4. Yerevan Opera Theatre — Tamanian's 1933 opera house set in Freedom Square (30m)
  5. Northern Avenue — Pedestrian boulevard through the heart of the city (30m)
  6. Republic Square — Yerevan's central square with musical fountains (30m)
  7. Vernissage Market — Open-air weekend market of crafts, carpets and art (1h)