Yerevan is an energetic city of cafes and brandy with ancient monasteries like Geghard and Khor Virap nearby. Lake Sevan and Garni are easy day trips. May to June and September to October are best.
Good to know
- Visit Cascade Complex at sunset for city views.
- Try Armenian brandy at the Ararat factory.
- Hire a driver for the monasteries.
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Grand pink-stone plaza with dancing fountains at night.
Giant stairway with art, sculptures and city views.
Weekend open-air market for carpets, woodcarving, jewelry, paintings and Soviet curios.
Tour the Ararat brandy cellars, hear the Churchill story and taste aged Armenian cognac.
Armenian barbecue of pork, lamb and grilled vegetables wrapped in lavash, with local wine.
Repository of ancient illuminated manuscripts, with exhibits on the Armenian alphabet and science.
Yerevan has a strong jazz scene; catch live sets in intimate cellar clubs over wine or brandy.
Monastery with the best view of Mount Ararat.
Roman-era temple and cave monastery carved into rock.
Hilltop memorial with an eternal flame and a museum documenting the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
High-altitude lake with monastery on a peninsula.
World's longest reversible cable car to a cliff-top monastery.