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Diljan Historic Centre
This somewhat Disneyfied collection of stone and wooden traditional buildings includes workshops for local craftspeople, a hotel, souvenir shops and a restaurant. As you walk along the main road up to Dilijans main shopping strip, look for a building housing the Armenian Apostolic
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Ijevan Wine Factory
Put aside all expectations of a picturesque winery, because Ijevans wine factory is just that – a large industrial complex where the local grape harvest is transformed into dry white and sparkling wines under the Haghartsin, Gayane and Makaravank labels. The tour explains how the f
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Katoghike
The tiny 13th-century chapel incongruously known as the Katoghike (Cathedral) nestles beside the recently constructed Surp Anna Church. It has a fascinating history: the only Yerevan church to survive a devastating earthquake in 1679, it was incorporated into a new basilica in the
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Saghmosavank
Located in the village of the same name, Saghmosavank (Monastery of Palms) was built on the edge of the Kasagh Gorge and comprises two main church buildings: the Church of Zion and the smaller Church of Karapet; both date from the 13th century. The monasterys gavit and library date
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Surp Astvatsatsin Church
Looking down on the village from its elevated location across the Arpa River, this small church was built in the 14th century and features wonderful carvings both inside and out; the Virgin Mary on the western exterior wall is particularly fine. Some of the headstones in the gravey
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Hnevank
Travelling between Stepanavan and the Debed Canyon, one of two possible routes passes the monastery of Hnevank, located on a winding road 7km from Kurtan. Standing inside the gorge on the southern side of the canyon, near the confluence of the Gargar and Dzoragets Rivers, the compl
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Art Gallery & Museum of Dilijan
Housing an eclectic collection of European and Armenian art from the 16th to 20th centuries, this gallery is housed in a grandiose building on the road to the upper town and is Dilijans major cultural institution. Some of the older works from Italian and French artists had been hou
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Mikoyan Museum
This Soviet-era museum is a shrine to brothers Anastas and Artyom Mikoyan. Anastas survived 60 years in the Politburo, outlasting even Stalin – we reckon he deserves a museum. Artyom was the designer of the USSR’s first jet fighter in WWII, the MiG. There’s an early MiG jet outside
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Hovhannavank
Perched on the edge of the Kasagh Gorge, this monastery in the village of Ohanavan was once an important educational and theological center where manuscripts were written and illuminated. It has two adjoining churches: a basilica dating from the 5th century and the 13th-century Chu
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Stepan Shahumian Museum
This Soviet-era edifice was constructed in the 1970s on the site of the modest timber home of Stepan Shahumian and his wife Ekaterina Ter-Grigoryan, and the architects chose to preserve and display the house in the central atrium of the new building; it looks like a slightly sad do
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Museum of National Architecture and Urban Life of Gyumri
Though burdened with an unwieldy name and meagre budget, Gyumris major cultural institution tries hard to provide a satisfying visitor experience. Set in a grand but crumbling 1872 mansion, its collection focuses on the traditional trades and crafts of Alexandropol, with displays o
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Shuka
Vanadzors fresh produce market is the largest in the Lori region.
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Museum of the Aslamazyan Sisters
Artists Mariam (1907–2006) and Yeranuhi (1910–98) Aslamazyan were born in Bash-Shirak village near Gymuri and two floors of this handsome 19th-century building showcase a large collection of their brightly coloured canvasses and ceramics. The sisters were huge travellers and painte
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Centre of Popular Creation
Its somewhat esoteric name means that many visitors to Yerevan overlook this museum. This is a great shame, as it is home to the best folk art collection in the country and is well worth a visit. Spread over two floors, the collection of woodcarving, silverwork, embroidery, carpets
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Tanahati Monastery
The impressive main church at this monastery was dedicated St Stepanos (Stephen) and was built in the 13th century on the site of a ruined 8th-century monastery. There are significant stone reliefs of animals on the exterior of the church, including the crest of the powerful Orbeli
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G.U.M Market
The displays of fresh and dried fruits at this covered market are pretty as a picture, so its fortunate that the stallholders dont seem to mind tourists photographing their wares. In summer, the fresh fruit is magnificent, with peaches, cherries, apricots and berries of every descr
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Blue Mosque
There has been a mosque on this site since 1765, but like the other eight or so mosques that operated in Yerevan at the beginning of the 20th century it was closed during the Soviet era. Reconstructed in the late 1990s with Iranian funds, it is now the only functioning mosque in th
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Treasury
It houses 1700 years of treasure collected by the church, including the Holy Lance (Surp Geghard), the weapon used by a Roman soldier to pierce the side of Christ on his way to Calvary. It’s a suitably brutish spearhead set into an ornate gold and silver casing. It was brought to E
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Hin Areni Wine Factory
Prominently located on the main highway, Hin Areni is a professional outfit that produces a quaffable red using Areni grapes and a dry white using voskehat (golden seed) grapes; both varieties are grown in nearby vineyards. The factory can be visited on a short tour that is best ta
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Modern Art Museum of Yerevan
When it opened in 1972, this was the first specialised museum of contemporary and modern art in the Soviet Union, and a source of enormous pride for the Armenian avant-garde. Many prominent local artists of the time donated works, and these form the core of the collection along wit
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