Geghard Monastery
Garni, Armenia
Entry is free, as at most Armenian monasteries, so the only thing you pay for is getting there.
89 tickets & tours
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Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion, is dotted with medieval monasteries in dramatic settings: Geghard, partly carved into a cliff, Noravank in its red gorge, Haghpat and Sanahin in the north, and Etchmiadzin, the mother cathedral of the Armenian Church, with the ruins of Zvartnots nearby.
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Goshavank
Gosh, Armenia
Goshavank stands in the village of Gosh, in the forested hills of Tavush province about twenty kilometres east of…
8 tickets & tours
Noravank Monastery
Areni, Armenia
Entry is free, as at Armenian monasteries generally, and there is no ticket office or guide service on site.
4 tickets & tours
Saint Hripsime Church
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Saint Hripsime Church stands on the eastern edge of Vagharshapat, the town of Etchmiadzin, about twenty kilometres west…
3 tickets & tours
Saint Gayane Church
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Saint Gayane Church stands in Vagharshapat, also known as Etchmiadzin, the spiritual centre of the Armenian Apostolic…
2 tickets & tours
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Yerevan, Armenia
Entry to the cathedral and the grounds is free. The treasury museum, which holds the Holy Lance, a fragment said to be…
1 ticket or tour
Haghartsin Monastery
Dilijan, Armenia
Haghartsin stands in the forests of Dilijan National Park, about eighteen kilometres from the town of Dilijan up a…
1 ticket or tour
Hayravank Monastery
Yerevan, Armenia
Hayravank Monastery stands on a rocky headland on the western shore of Lake Sevan, Armenia, about an hour's drive…
1 ticket or tour
Kecharis Monastery
Yerevan, Armenia
Kecharis Monastery stands in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor, in central Armenia, about an hour's drive north…
1 ticket or tour
Zvartnots Cathedral
Vagharshapat, Armenia
The ruins of Zvartnots Cathedral stand in open fields on the edge of the town of Vagharshapat, also known as…
1 ticket or tour
Haghpat Monastery
Haghpat, Armenia
Haghpat stands on a plateau above the Debed river canyon in Lori province in northern Armenia, near the town of…
No online ticket
Sanahin Monastery
Alaverdi, Armenia
Sanahin Monastery stands in a village above the Debed river canyon near Alaverdi, in Lori province in northern Armenia,…
No online ticket
Most monasteries are free to visit and are reached on day tours from Yerevan that combine two or three sites. The pages below explain the routes, the timing and what to see at each.