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Yerevan in depth

Museums, old churches and city life beyond the main square.

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History Museum of Armenia
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Day 1

Starts from Yerevan · 9h 25m at the sights, 23m travelling · 21 km

Areas: Yerevan

  1. History Museum of Armenia — National collection from prehistory to the modern era (1h 30m)
  2. National Gallery of Armenia — The country's largest art collection, on Republic Square (1h 30m)
  3. Matenadaran — Repository of ancient Armenian manuscripts (1h 30m)
  4. Blue Mosque — 18th-century Persian mosque with a tiled courtyard (30m)
  5. St Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral — Largest cathedral in Armenia, consecrated in 2001 (30m)
  6. Katoghike Church — Tiny 13th-century chapel, the oldest in central Yerevan (20m)
  7. Zoravor Church — 17th-century church in a quiet courtyard (20m)
  8. Sergei Parajanov Museum — Collages and films of the visionary director (1h)
  9. Yerevan Brandy Company — Historic Ararat brandy cellars with tastings (1h 15m)
  10. Yerevan Botanical Garden — Shady botanic garden founded in 1935 (1h)