Two churches in Yerevan. Hayravank Monastery has 1 ticket or tour to book; Kecharis 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.
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.
Kecharis Monastery stands in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor, in central Armenia, about an hour's drive north of Yerevan, on the slopes of Mount Teghenis, and entry is free. It is one of the most important medieval monasteries in Armenia, set among pine forests. Tsaghkadzor, whose name means valley of flowers, is a popular resort for skiing in winter and hiking in summer, and visitors often combine the monastery with a cable car ride up the mountain and with Lake Sevan, about half an hour away.
