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Meeting at the airport. Check-in hotel.
A sightseeing tour in Yerevan, which includes visiting such attractions as the Cascade, the A. Spendiarov Armenian Theater of Opera and Ballet, Swam Lake, Northern Avenue, the Republic Square of Armenia. (At the morning arrival it is also possible to tour the cognac factory and to Matenadaran).
Overnight at the hotel.
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Arrival. Sightseeing tour of the sights of Yerevan.
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Day1 |
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Excursion to Echmiadzin . Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin). According to scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.
Return to the city of Yerevan.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Excursion to Echmiadzin
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Day2 |
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Breakfast in the hotel.
Excursion to Garni. The Temple of Garni is an Ionic temple in Garni. It is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. It is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union.
The structure was probably built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr. After Armenia's conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, it was converted into a royal summer house of Khosrovidukht, the sister of Tiridates III. According to some scholars it was not a temple but a tomb and thus survived the universal destruction of pagan structures. It collapsed in a 1679 earthquake. Renewed interest in the 19th century led to excavations at the site in early and mid-20th century and its eventual reconstruction between 1969 and 1975. It is one of the main tourist attractions in Armenia and the central shrine of Armenian neopaganism.
Visiting in Geghard. Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Return to the city of Yerevan.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Excursion to Garni - Geghard - Lake Sevan - Sevanavank.
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Day3 |
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Excursion to Khor Virap The Khor Virap is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the closed border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata. The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of Armenian Catholicos.
Excursion to Noravank. Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Excursion to Areni. Areni is a village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It is best known for its wine production, although the majority of wine produced locally is from the nearby village of Getap. The church of S. Astvatsatsin is a single-nave two-aisled domed Armenian church completed in the year 1321, and is located atop a plateau overlooking the Arpa River and Areni. It was designed by the architect and sculptor Momik who is best known for his high-relief carvings at the monastery of Noravank (located approximately 6 kilometers southeast from Areni). Nearby are also the 13th century ruins of lord Tarsaitch Orbelian of Syunik's palace, moved from Yeghegis to Areni during that time. Ruins of a 13th-century bridge built by Bishop Sarkis in 1265-1287 are one kilometer northeast of the church. At the same location are the remains of an older bridge.
Excursion to Jermuk. Jermuk is a mountain spa town in the southern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor Province, 53 km east of the provincial capital Yeghegnadzor. It was a popular destination during the Soviet era and nowadays is still famous for its hot springs and mineral water brands bottled in the town. It is attractive for its fresh air, waterfalls, artificial lakes, walking trails, the surrounding forests and mineral water pools. The town is being redeveloped to become a modern centre of tourism and health services. Jermuk is also being set up to become a major Chess centre, with numerous chess international tournaments scheduled in the town.
Return to the city of Yerevan.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Excursion to Khor Virap- Noravank- Areni- Jermuk . |
Day4 |
| Breakfast in the hotel.
Excursion to Sweets market and Vernissage
Transfer to the airport.
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Sweets market - Vernissage - Transfer to the airport
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Day5 |
