Which one to choose in Yerevan
Two churches in Yerevan. Etchmiadzin Cathedral has 1 ticket or tour to book; Hayravank Monastery has 1 ticket or tour to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Yerevan, Armenia
Entry to the cathedral and the grounds is free. The treasury museum, which holds the Holy Lance, a fragment said to be from Noah's Ark and relics of the apostles, charges a small ticket and is worth it. Etchmiadzin, officially Vagharshapat, lies twenty kilometres west of Yerevan, half an hour by marshrutka from the Kilikia terminal for a fraction of a dollar or by taxi for a few thousand dram.
Yerevan, Armenia
Hayravank Monastery stands on a rocky headland on the western shore of Lake Sevan, Armenia, about an hour's drive north-east of Yerevan, and entry is free. It is a small, peaceful monastery, less visited than Sevanavank, the more famous monastery on the Sevan peninsula about twenty kilometres north. Visitors often combine Hayravank with Sevanavank, the Noratus cemetery with its field of medieval khachkars, and the beaches of Lake Sevan, on a day trip from Yerevan.
| Etchmiadzin Cathedral | Hayravank Monastery | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cathedral | Monastery & Abbey |
| Height | 27 m | — |
| Opened | 303 | 801 |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 1 | 1 |
| Official website | yes | — |