Other Sights
Amberd Fortress
Amberd is situated at the elevation of 2,300m above sea level on the slopes of the Aragats Mount (4,095m). Fascinating view is opened from Amberd Fortress to Ararat Valley and to the Biblical Mountain Ararat. [learn more]
Armen Carpet
Armenian artisanship, especially rug weaving, dates back thousands of years and has been passed down through generations. [learn more]
Blue Mosque
The Blue mosque is the only one in Yerevan, which hosts the muslim people living in Armenia It was built by a Persian shah after he recaptured Yerevan in the Middle Ages. [learn more]
Byurakan Observatory
Byurakan Observatory is considered to be the cradle of astronomical achievements of the Armenian nation. The observatory, a facility of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, was established in 1946 and is located at 1500 altitude above the sea level on Mount Aragats. [learn more]
Dlijan Resort & National Park
Dilijan, being a small town in the hills, reminds the unsuspecting visitor of Switzerland, with its similarly characteristic forests and alpine meadows, natural mineral springs and beautiful landscapes. [learn more]
Garni (UNESCO)
Garni Temple, an outstanding and unique example of Hellenistic culture in Armenia today, served as the summer resort of Armenian kings over two thousand years ago. The Temple and surrounding ruins are located around 30 km northeast of Yerevan in the Kotayk Region. [learn more]
Grocery/Food Market
Indoor Food market on Mashtots Avenue in Yerevan is an interesting place to visit. Architecturally quite interesting building of the food market situated in the centre of city hosts hundreds of farmers and traders each day. [learn more]
Khndzoresk Cave Village
The Cave Village of Khndzoresk (Old Khndzoresk) comprised by over 400 hundreds of cave dwellings hewn into the soft rock amidst the spectacular limestone karst rock formations [learn more]
Oshakan
Oshakan (3783 v) village is located in the northwest of Yerevan, and is famous as a land where Mesrop Mashtots is buried, (d 442) a 4th c. monk scientist and philosopher from Echmiadzin, who invented the Armenian alphabet which is still in use today with almost no changes. [learn more]
Selim Caravansaray
The Caravanserai of Selim is one of the many buildings built for a purpose of giving accommodation to travellers along commercial routes in medieval Armenia., It was situated on the Silk Road in Selim Pass and dates to 1332. [learn more]
Vernissage
Vernissage is one of the must to visit places for people who come to Armenia, It is a type of flea market, where one can find al kind of national crafts, including jewelry, carpets, woodwork, ceramics, canvases, paintings, books, , medals, icons, traditional Armenian works both new and old. [learn more]
Yerevan Brandy Factory
Yerevan's Brandy Factory is founded in 1887, produces 18 names/brands of brandy. The tour programme is organised at Yerevan Brandy Company. One of the tours' highlights is the reserve room of 24000 bottles, some of them one century old. [learn more]
Zorats Karer
Another gorgeous place to be in Armenia is The Zorats Karer (Zorats stones or the so-called Stonehenge) situated in Sisian, Syunik Region. Dating back to the second millennium B.C according to the scientific consensus today, these stones which were most probably meant for astronomical observation, are one of the most ancient and well preserved evidences of the primeval civilization of the world and Armenia in particular. [learn more]
