Group tour Armenia - 5 May

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City tour in Yerevan: Cascade, Opera House, Northern Prospect, Republic Square, Yerevan City Council, Mashtots Avenue, Opera House, Mother Armenia. Transfer to the hotel in Yerevan.

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Echmiadzin cathedral was built between 301 and 303.It was Gregory the Illuminator that laid the first stone of Cathedral of Etchmiadzin in 303 (by the way the name of Echmiadzin means “the descent of the only begotten”). According to legend, Gregory the Illuminator saw Jesus in his dream and showed the place of the monastery and that’s why this place is truly sacred. On the place Gregory the Illuminator built a small altar to keep the place of the descent of the Son of God sacred.

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Visiting of pagan temple Garni, which is the only Hellenistic colonnaded building in Armenia.In the territory of the temple one can find ruins of the fortress, a royal summer palace and a bath complex, which was built in the 3rd century AD.Visiting Geghard medieval monastery.The name Geghard, meaning “the Monastery of the Spear”, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Sevan lake Sevanavank is a prominent historic - architectural complex of the 9th century. 

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Visiting Khor Virap Monastery with the best view of Ararat mountain

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Noravank was built in the XII century. The monastery is known for its two-storeyed Sourb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church

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Free time. Places one can vizit: Vernissage and Central Market. Departure