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ARMENIA🇦🇲2017

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Magnificent Mountains The cradle of civilization with intricate stories of the past

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winter trip

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Yerevan, Vagharshapat, Pokr Vedi, Երևան

Day 1 Itinerary

Places visited: Republic Square - Khor Virap - Etchmiadzin Cathedral - Zvartnots - The Armenian Genocide Museum - Mother Armenia Statue - Cascade - Republic Square

Republic Square
Republic Square
Republic Square
Republic Square
Republic Square
Republic Square
Republic Square

Republic Square

Yerevan is called The Pink City because of its Soviet-era buildings constructed out of pink volcanic lava stones from the surrounding landscape.

Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap
Khor Virap

Khor Virap

Khor Virap Monastery, is a famous pilgrimage site with an iconic location at the foot of Mt. Ararat, where Grigor Luisavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator) was imprisoned for 13 years before curing King Trdat III of a disease.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

The mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and considered to be the world's oldest church.

Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots
Zvartnots

Zvartnots

A fallen beautiful temple of Armenia. Ruins of a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 643-652.

The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum
The Armenian Genocide Museum

The Armenian Genocide Museum

Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd.

Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue
Mother Armenia Statue

Mother Armenia Statue

The 72-feet high Mother Armenia statue symbolizes all the mothers of Armenia for the peace they shown through their mental strength.

Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade
Cascade

Cascade

A giant stairway made of limestone, crowned with the obelisk of the Revived Armenia.

Republic Square

Republic Square

trip-journal-location
Ararat Province, Sevan, Garni, Tavush Province, Սևան

Day 2 Itinerary

Places visited: Garni Temple - Khosrov Forest State Reserve - Geghard Monastery - Haghartsin Monastery Complex - Lake Sevan - Anchor Restaurante

Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple
Garni Temple

Garni Temple

The central shrine of Armenian neopaganism.

Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve
Khosrov Forest State Reserve

Khosrov Forest State Reserve

Nature's best of Garni

Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery
Geghard Monastery

Geghard Monastery

Geghard is a medieval monastery, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.

Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex
Haghartsin Monastery Complex

Haghartsin Monastery Complex

A 13th-century monastery, one of the wonders of Armenian medieval architecture and is surrounded by beautiful forests on a mountainside.

Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan

Lake Sevan

A large, high-altitude fresh water lake. Set on a narrow peninsula, the Sevanavank Monastery has 2 stone churches dating to the 9th century.

Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante
Anchor Restaurante

Anchor Restaurante

Day 3 Itinerary

Places visited: Tsaghkadzor

Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor
Tsaghkadzor

Tsaghkadzor

Known for being a ski resort.

Day 4 Itinerary

Places visited: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)

Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)
Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)
Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)
Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)
Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)

Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)

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