Haghartsin
Haghartsin is a 13th century monastery located near the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It was built between the 10th and 14th centuries under the patronage of the Bagratuni Dynasty. It consists of St. Astvatsatsin(Holy Mother of God), built in 1281, St. Grigor(11th century) and St. Stepanos( 1244) churches.

 
 

Amberd
Amberd is a fortress complex with a church built on the slopes of Mt. Aragats at 2,300 meters above sea level in the XI-XIII centuries. The main part of the fortress is a church built in 1026 by Prince Vahram Pahlavuni.

 

Aragats
Mount Aragats is the highest point in Armenia(4090 m), located in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan. It is known for its lake Kari located at an altitude of 3250 m.

   

 

Askeran
The fortress of Askeran is located in the southern part of village Askeran, 4 km far from the city Stepanakert.

 Haghpat 
Haghpat is a medieval Armenian monastery complex located in the northern part of Armenia, 10 km from the town of Alaverdi. It was founded during the reign of King Ashot III. This huge complex includes the main church St. Nshan (976-991), St. Grigor the Illuminator (1005) and St. Astvatsatsin (1005).

 

 

Akhtala
The Akhtala fortress is in the Lori province of Armenia. It is constructed on a plateau resembling a peninsula surrounded with deep gorges from three sides. There is a 10th century fortified Armenian Apostolic Church monastery consisting of three churches in the territory of the fortress.

 

Gandzasar
Gandzasar means “Treasure Mountain” in Armenia. It is one of the most important monasteries of Artsakh. It is situated in the Martakert region of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic. The construction of Gandzasar began in 1216, under the patronage of the Armenian prince Khachen and Hasan Jalal.

Garni
Garni is a temple located in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, situated approximately 32 km southeast from Yerevan in the picturesque gorge of the river Azat. It is the unique example of heathen culture in Armenia. The temple was built in the first century A.D. by the Armenian King Tiridates. Nowadays the ruins of the royal palace and the bathroom with a stunning mosaic work can be found near the temple.

 

Saint Gayane Church
Saint Gayane Church is a7th century Armenian church in Echmiadzin, the religious center of Armenia. It was built in 630 by Catholicos Ezra.

Geghard
The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia. It was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave.

 

 

Goshavank
Goshavank is a 12-13th centuries Armenian monastery situated in a village of Armenia named Gosh. It is named in honor Mkhitar Gosh, a statesman, scientist and author of numerous fables and parables, who took part in building the monastery. It consists of several churches, including the church of  St Grigor Lusavorich (the Illuminator), the library and the refectory.

 

St. Grigor Lusavorich Cathedral
St. Grigor Lusavorich Cathedral is the symbol of the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity as a State Religion in Armenia. Its construction was finished in 2001. It consists of three churches: the Main Church with 1700 seats, the Chapels of St Tiridates III the King and of St Ashkhen the Queen (both with 150 seats).

 

Davidank
Dadivank is an Armenian monastery in the Shahumian region of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic. It was built between the 9th and 13th centuries. The monastic complex of Dadivank consists of the Cathedral church of St Astvatsatsin, the chapel and other ancillary areas.

Jermuk
Jermuk is a town in the southern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor. It is famous for its hot spring and brand of mineral water. The town has a large waterfall with a large natural bridge nearby, a small lake, forests with walking trails and mineral water pools.

 

 

Zvartnots
Zvatrnots is a ruined 7th century circular Armenian cathedral built by the order of the Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 641-653. It is located about 15 km west of Yerevan, at the edge of the town of Echmiadzin, in the Armenian province of Armavir.

 

 

Kecharis
Kecharis is a 11-13th centuries monastery, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor in Armenia. It was founded by a Pahlavuni prince. The main group of the complex consists of three churches, two chapels and a gavit.

 

 

Kobayr
Kobayr is a 12th century Armenian monastery. It was built on a shelf of a gorge by the princes of the junior Bagratuni branch. The essential part of the monument consists  of three churches, belfry-burial vaults, refectory, chapels, khachkars and remainders of walls of the fortress.

 

 

Makaravank
Makaravank is a 10th-13th centuries church complex, which consists of four churches, a gavit that serves the two largest of the churches and other buildings which served secondary roles.

 

 

Noravank
Noravank is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge  nearby the city of Yeghegnadzor. It was founded in 1205 by Bishop Hovhannes. The monastic complex includes the church of St Karapet (1216-1221), St Grigor chapel (1275) with a vaulted hall and the church of St Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) (1339).

 

 

Odzun
Odzun is a historical town in the Lori province of Armenia. It is situated on a plateau above the left bank of the Debed river gorge, a few km south of the town of Alaverdi. It is famous for the 5th-7th centuries Odzun Church, one of the finest Armenian basilicas with a cupola.

 

 

Victory Park
Mother Armenia is a statue located in Haghtanak Park(Victory Park) and overlooking the capital city of Yerevan. Underneath the statue is the Mother Armenia Museum of the Ministry of Defense and next to the statue is an amusement park.

 

 

St. Hripsime
St Hripsime is one of the oldest surviving churches in Armenia. It was erected by the order Catholicos Komitas in the year 395 AD that contained the remains of the martyred St Hripsime to whom the church was dedicated to. The structure was completed in the year 618 AD. The church is known for its fine Armenian architecture of the classical period. It is located in the city of Echmiadzin, in the Armavir province.

 

 

 

Saghmosavank
Saghmosavank is a medieval architectural complex comprising of St Zion church, library, a printing house, the church of the Mother of God and cross-stones. It is situated atop the precipitous gorge carved by the Qasakh river in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.The main temples of the monastery erected by Prince Vache Vachutyan in 1215.

 

 

Sanahin
Sanahin is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century under the reign of Ashot III. The complex belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church with numerous cross-stones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sardarapat
Sardarapat is a memorial complex to the Battle of Sardarapat that took place in May 22-26, 1918. It is located 25 km from Echmiadzin. A memorial park was laid out on the spot of the battlefield in 1968. The entrance is flanked by huge winged oxen made of red tuff. A lane of eagles, symbolizing the spirit of the fearless fighting men, leads to a curved Wall of Victory with scenes of the battle, and the figure of a woman with a child – a symbol of revival.

Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world. It is situated in the central part of the Republic of Armenia at an altitude of 1900 m above sea level. The total surface area of its basin is about 5000 km². 10 % of the outgoing water is drained by the Hrazdan river.

 

 

Sevanavank
Sevanavank is a monastery located on the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan. It was founded in 874 AD by princess Mariam, the daughter of Ashot I who became a king a decade later.

 

 

 

 

Tegher
 Tegher is an early 13th century Armenian monastery and church located on the southern slopes of Mount Aragats in the province of Ashtarak. A gavit with two chapels, erected on its roof, leans against the west flank of the church.

 

 

Khor Virap
Khor Virap is a 17th century Armenian monastery in the Ararat plain, the closest point in Armenia to Mount Ararat. According to the Armenian legend it is the place where St Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned in a deep dungeon for 13 years by the pagan Armenian King Trdat III. After releasing him from the dungeon, the King was healed by St Gregory and converted him to Christianity in 301 AD, making Armenia the first country to adopt Christianity as its state religion.

 

Tsakhkadzor
Tsaghkadzor is a city and a popular health resort in Armenia located 50 km north from Yerevan, on the southeastern slope of Teghenis Mountain, 1750 meters above sea level, surrounded with alpine meadows. Tsaghkadzor means “Valley of Flowers”. It is a fast developing winter resort that attracts hundreds of ski and snowboard enthusiasts from around the world.

 

Tsitsernakaberd
Tsitsernakaberd is a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. It is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan. Every year on April 24 hundreds of thousands of Armenians gather here to remember the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire carried out by the Turkish government. The 44 meter stele symbolizes the national rebirth of Armenians, 12 slabs are positioned in a circle, in the centre of which, at a depth 1,5 meters there is an eternal flame.

Erebuni Fortress Museum
Erebuni Fortress Museum was established in 1968. The opening of the museum was time to coincide with the 2750th anniversary of Yerevan. It stands at the foot of the Arin Berd hill, on top of which the Urartian Fortress Erebuni has been constructed.

 

 

 

Holy Armenian Apostolic Church
Echmiadzin is the fourth largest city in Armenia located about 20 km west of Yerevan. It was built by St Gregory the Illuminator as a vaulted basilica in 301-303, when Armenia was the only country in the world the state religion of which was Christianity. Echmiadzin is the spiritual centre of Armenia and the seat of the Catholics of All Armenians, the head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church. Apart from the cathedral there are three other important Armenian churches: St Gayane(630 AD), St Hripsime(618 AD), St Shoghakat(13th century).

History Museum and National Gallery of Armenia 
The History Museum of Armenia is the national museum of Armenia founded in 1919 as Ethnographic-Anthropological Museum-Library. It is located on the Republic Square in Yerevan. The History Museum of Armenia was formed on the basis of the collections of the Armenian Ethnographical Association of the Caucasus, Museum of Antiquities of Ani, Vagharshapat Repository of Ancient Manuscripts (15.289 objects).  The History Museum of Armenia is entrusted with a national collection of 400.000 objects and has the following departments: Archeology, Ethnography, Numismatics, Documents. The museum represents an integral picture of the history and culture of Armenia from prehistoric times (one million years ago) till our days. The History Museum of Armenia presents the 4-5th centuries Christian culture of Armenia with the unique architectural, sculptural and ceramic finds, excavated from the cities of Dvin and Ani, from the fortress of Amberd.

The National Gallery of Armenia was founded in 1921 as the artistic section of the State Museum. It is located on the Republic Square in Yerevan. Today its collection has over 20.000 artworks shown in Russian, Armenian and West European sections, including paintings, sculptures, graphic and applied arts. Some of the works date back to the Middle Ages, which indicate Armenia’s rich tales and stories of the times.

Sardarapat
Sardarapat is a memorial complex to the Battle of Sardarapat that took place in May 22-26, 1918. It is located 25 km from Echmiadzin. A memorial park was laid out on the spot of the battlefield in 1968. The entrance is flanked by huge winged oxen made of red tuff. A lane of eagles, symbolizing the spirit of the fearless fighting men, leads to a curved Wall of Victory with scenes of the battle, and the figure of a woman with a child – a symbol of revival.

Matenadaran
The Mesrop Mashtots  Institute of Ancient Manuscripts or Matenadaran is an ancient manuscript repository located in Yerevan. In 1962 it was named after St Mesrop Mashtots, the creater of the Armenian alphabet. The Matenadaran was designed by architect Mark Grogoryan(1945-1957). The statues of renowned historical Armenian intellectuals, Toros Roslin, Grigor Tatevatsi, Anania Shirakatsi, Movses Khorenatsi, Mkhitar Gosh and Frik were sculpted and placed on the left and right wings of the building’s exterior. The statues of Mesrop Mashtots and his pupil are located below the terrace where the main building stands. The Matenadaran is in possession of a collection of nearly 17.000 manuscripts and 30.000 other documents which cover a wide array of subjects such as historiography, geography, philosophy, grammar, art history, medicine and science.