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Private Tour to Echmiadzin,St.Hripsime & Gayane Churches, Zvartnots Temple

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Visit churches of Echmiatsin and Zvartnots temple, which together make up a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site! During this 5-hour private tour you will see a series of landmarks, from Echmiadsin Cathedral to Saint Hripsime Church, Saint Gayane Church, and the 7th-century Zvartnots Cathedral. Choose one of the presented individual tours, customized it or create your private tour in Armenia with Jan Armenia Tours and Travel! Book with us & Let us show you the Land of old Legends, Biblical Stories and Ancient History!

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Private Tour to Echmiadzin,St.Hripsime & Gayane Churches, Zvartnots Temple, with a guide
Duration: 6 hours
Car, Sedan
Pickup included

From₱4,116.24Per Vehicle

What's included in Private Tour to Echmiadzin,St.Hripsime & Gayane Churches, Zvartnots Temple

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Itinerary

Echmiadzin Monastery

The first Christian cathedral of Echmiadzin was founded in the IV century BC, whose name means “place of the descent of the Only Begotten.” A feature of the Cathedral is that in addition to the main altar in the eastern part, there is another altar in the middle, at the site of the descent of Christ. In the right-hand boundary of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral there is the Treasury Museum, where are kept relics, church clothes, embroidered with gold and pearls, catholicos’ staffs and crosses, numerous ritual objects made of gold, silver and ivory. On the territory of the monastery complex is also the residence of the Armenian patriarch – the Catholicos of all Armenians. Also here you will see many cross-stones, of which “Amenaprakich” (1279), and the cross-stone devoted to the victims of the 1915 genocide.

Saint Hripsime Church

The Temple of Saint Hripsime was founded in the 7th century by Catholicos Komitas I Aghtsetsi in the place of a sepulcher of Saint Hripsime. Since 2000 Saint Hripsime Temple has been included in UNESCO World Heritage List. Two prominent Armenian Cathlicoses are buried in the court yard of Saint Hripsime Temple. They are Catholicos Astvatsatur (1715-1725) and Catholicos Garaped II Oolnetzi (1725-1729).

Saint Gayane Church

St. Gayane Temple was built in honor of St. Gayane in the VII century on the place of IV century chapel, which is one of the best monuments of Armenian architecture. The relics of Saint Gayane are kept in the southern wall of the temple, next to the altar niche. Above the western entrance, there was preserved the murals of the 17th century on the theme of the birth of Christ. Near the Saint Gayane Temple there is a special room where animals are sacrificed and stabbed from the time of St. Gregory the Illuminator. This rite is called – matah, which is customary to perform for any occasion: weddings, birth of a child, etc.

Inclusions

  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • Bottled water
  • Guide service (optional)
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Professional driver
  • Lunch
  • The entrance fee of Echmiadzin treasury museum
  • The entrance fee of Zvartnots temple
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.

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