Armenia – From 2 to 6 May 2019 (Participation to Yerevan Wine Days Festival)

Arrival in Yerevan.
2nd half of the day
Transfer to the hotel. Free time.

Overnight: Yerevan

1st half of the day

Echmiadzin – Yerevan 10:00
We are going to visit St Echmiadzin. St. Echmiadzin (303) is a cathedral, the Catholicosate-residence of the Catholicos – the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Holy Liturgy on Sunday, the Church of St. Hripsime (618).

2nd half of the day | Dinner
Sightseeing in Yerevan from
At the second part of the day after excursion in the streets of Yerevan we are going to participate in Yerevan Wine Days Festival.
The festival features local wine and cheese producers displaying their products, and there is a special zone for wine sales. Local restaurants offer Armenian and world dishes as pairings with wine. This is all accompanied by talented musicians and dancers of various genres, including one of the best local DJs.

Overnight: Yerevan

1st half of the day
Yerevan – Garni Temple – Geghard Monastery from 10:00
Garni – a fortress (I century BC – XIII century AD) on the territory of which there is a unique monument of the ancient architecture of Armenia pagan temple of the sun god (77), the remains of other structures I-X cc. . Gegardavank (“spear monastery”, founded in the 4th century AD, the architectural complex was erected in the 13th century Geghard – a biblical spear which, according to legend, the apostle Fadej brought to Armenia in the 1st century .. The name Ayrivank is associated with In the second half of the 13th century, the monastery school was headed by a scientist, historian, public figure Mkhitar Airivanetsi.
2nd half of the day | Dinner
Lake Sevan – Yerevan
A walk along the Sevan Peninsula and Sevanavank Monastery. Brief information: The monastery was founded in the IV. The surviving churches were built by Syunik princess Mariam in 874.

Overnight: Yerevan

1st half of the day
Yerevan – Saghmosavank monastery from 10:00
The monastery is located on the eastern outskirts of the village of Sagmosavan, Aragatsotn district of Armenia. Sagmosavank is located above the high gorge near the Kasakh River, from where it opens a breathtaking view of the entire gorge.
2nd half of the day | Dinner
Monument to the “Armenian alphabet” The monument to the Armenian alphabet is located in the village of Artashavan in the Aragatsotn region, on the western slope of Mount Aragats. The complex was built in 2005, to the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian script. The complex includes sculptures of 39 letters of the Armenian alphabet.
Amberd Fortress (under convenient weather conditions)
Brief information: monument of serf construction of VII – XIV centuries. The fortress of Amberd is located on the southern slope of Aragats, at an altitude of 2300 meters above sea level. The tribal fortress of the princes of Pahlavuni, it guarded the southern approaches of the capital of the kingdom of Bagratuni, the city of Ani in the 10th-11th centuries. The second period of prosperity falls during the rule of the princes Zakaryan and Vachutyanov. From the territory of the fortress a panorama of the Ararat valley and Mount Ararat opens.

Overnight: Yerevan

1st half of the day
Yerevan Brandy Factory from 10:00 (the company reserves the right to postpone the tour)
2nd half of the day
Recommended visit: Opening day and central market.
Free time. Transfer to the airport.