Armenia Tourism

The Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin (Etchmiadzin) is the pre-eminent center of authority in the world wide Armenian Apostolic Church. Located near the Capital of Yerevan in the Republic of Armenia, it is composed of: the Mother Cathedral of the entire Armenian Church; a monastery and monastic brotherhood; the residence of the Catholicos of All [...]

Echmiadzin (Etchmiadzin) is one of the oldest cities on the Ararat Plain. In the past, Armenians called the city Vagharshapat in honor of the Armenian King Vagharsh I Arshakuni (117-140). At the beginning of the fourth century, Vagharshapat became the center of Armenian Christianity. Here, the first church of Armenia, the Cathedral of Echmiadzin, as [...]

When you visit Armenia there are monuments and statues that are breathtaking to see.

Amaras is a town located in the “Myous Haband” region of Artsakh. Situated 10 km southeast of Mardouni, one of the regional centers of the Autonomous Republic of Nagorno Karabagh, Amaras is nestled between the Khazaz and Lusavorich mountains. St. Gregory the Illuminator began to build a monastery here in the 4th century, which was [...]

Khor Virap is a monastery located in the Ararat region of Armenia near the village of Khorvirap on top of a hill. The monastery is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Armenia and is tied with the life of St. Gregory the Illuminator. In ancient times this site was the location of the [...]

Yeghegnadzor is a town located 122 km southeast of Yerevan on the right bank of the Arpa River. The city and its surrounding region have gone through several name changes over the centuries. Historically the town is located in the Vayots Dzor region of the Siunik province, which was later given the foreign name Daralaguiaz. [...]

Also known as Bagaran or Ditsavan, Bagaran is located on the right bank of the Akhurian River where it spills into the Arax River, south of Mren, about 9 kilometers north of the historical capital of Yervandashat. Formerly part of the Greater Armenian province of Arsharounik, Bagaran together with the province belonged to the Yervandouni [...]

The town of Meghri is located 264 km southeast of Yerevan on the Meghri River, which is one of the tributaries of the Arax. In 1980, it registered 4180 inhabitants. In the past it was part of the Arevik region of the Siunik province of Greater Armenia. According to 13th century historian Stepanos Orbelian, the [...]

Brnakot is a village located on the left bank of the Vorotan River 6 km southwest of the city of Sisian. In 1979, the village had a population of 1931 of which a large portion was native and the rest were émigrés from Karabagh. In the past the village belonged to the Tsghouk province of [...]

The village of Khndzoresk is located 8 km east of Goris on the route to Stepanakert, on a plateau deep inside a gorge. The old the and new villages bore the name Khndzoresk. Old Khndzoresk was part of the Haband region of the Siunik province. It was known as a center of manuscript writing. The [...]