4-hour religious tour of churches & cathedrals in Echmiadzin
Highlights
Yerevan, Vagharshapat
religious, architectural, historical
Private Tour
4 Hours
Easy
English, Russian
Description
Explore the history and delights of picturesque Armenia on a city tour of Echmiadzin. Visit St. Hripsime Church, one of the oldest standing structures in the world, and see the 7th-century St. Gayane Church. Look at the world’s first Christian Cathedral, HMother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and finally, explore the beautiful Zvartnots Temple.
Itinerary
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St. Hripsime church, St. Gayane church, Holy Echmiadzin & Zvartnots Temple
Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Vagharshapat. Go for a tour of Echmiadzin, which is considered to be the spiritual centre for all Armenians! The word itself means a place where “the only begotten son of the God descended”.
Visit St. Hripsime Church, built on the sepulchre of a Christian nun Hripsime who fled from the Roman Empire and was killed in Armenia. This amazing building has stood upright from the day of its construction since 618 A.D, making it one of the oldest standing churches in the world.
Take a 5-minutes drive to the next stop, the 7th-century Church of St. Gayane. Gayane was the nanny of Hripsime and shared Hripsime’s tragic fate.
Observe the Holy Echmiadzin, the world’s first Christian Cathedral built-in 301-304. As the legend says, Jesus Christ descended on the same spot where the Dissention Altar stands today, where Gregory the Illuminator ordered to build the church.
Continue to the final stop of the tour at another beautiful 7th century Zvartnots Cathedral. All the mentioned churches are included in the UNESCO heritage list.
- At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your hotel.
End of the tour.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.