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Tsitsernakaberd - St. Hripsime - Echmiadzin - Zvartnots
This tour is dedicated to UNESCO listed sightseeing places of the Holy City Echmiadzin. You will see St. Hripsime church, a Cradle of the Christianity, Echmiadzin Cathedral, the oldest in the world, Museum of Relics and Zvartnots remnants
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Tsitsernakaberd
Armenian Genocide Memorial of 1.5 mln victims in the Ottoman Empire during WW1
Echmiadzin
One of the most beautiful churches in Armenia, St. Hripsime church devoted to the Christian nun and built in 618 AD. According to a legend 38 Christian nuns were killed by the pagan Armenian king Tiridates III in the end of 4c AD.
Echmiadzin
The oldest Cathedral in the world - Echmiadzin. According to a legend Gregory the Illuminator saw a vision of Jesus Christ descending from the heaven, striking the ground with a golden hammer and asking him to build a Cathedral over there. You will visit the museum of Relics, among them the legendary Spear which had wounded Jesus Christ at the Crusifixion, and the fragment of Noah's Ark. The lunch is included in Agape restaurant, one of the oldest restaurants in the world, dated back to 4c AD.
Zvartnots
The final visit of the day are the remnants of Zvartnots medieval cathedral, dated back to 642 AD. Other names of the place are Celestial Angels or Gregory the Illuminator church, the founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Ending Point
At your hotel
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Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
