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Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art
In a central location facing the popular Vernissage Market, this slightly down-at-heel arts centre is the hub of the citys avant-garde, hosting concerts, performances and talks. Experimental art in a variety of media is exhibited in four exhibition spaces and often has political ov
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Surp Gayane Church
The Surp Gayane Church is a short walk past the main gate of the Holy See from the town’s main square. St Gayane was the prioress of the 32 virtuous maidens who accompanied St Hripsime to Armenia. The original 6th-century chapel over her grave was rebuilt into a church in 1630. It’
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Museum of Gladzor University
The village of Vernashen, 5km uphill from Yeghegnadzor, is home to this museum housed in the decommissioned 17th-century church of Surp Hagop. It has displays on monasteries across the country, plus old manuscripts and descriptions of Armenia’s various schools and universities. If
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Surp Hripsime
Surp Hripsime was originally built in 618, replacing an earlier chapel on the site where Hripsime was slain after she refused to marry King Trdat III, choosing instead to remain true to her faith – she was a pagan who had earlier fled marriage from the Roman emperor Diocletian. In
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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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