Choir - Virap - Ancient winery Areni - Noravank
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1. Stop: Hor Virap Monastery
Location: Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia, Ararat region, Lusarat village
Description: Khor-Virap - translated into Armenian means - Deep pit. The monastery is located on the site of the citadel of the capital of Great Armenia, Artashat, destroyed in the 4th century AD (1st century BC). The current form of the monastery - the fortress received in the 17th century after the devastating earthquake of 1679. From the hills of Khor-Virap, a majestic panorama of the biblical Mount Ararat opens. The monastery is located at the Turkish border. It was here that for a long 14 years in one of the two pits sat the first catalicos of all Armenians - Gregory the Sacrament. Those who wish can go down into the pit and imagine how long painful years Gregory the Sacrament lived. And it was here that the baptism of Armenia began, and as you know, it was the first in the world to adopt Christianity.
Duration: hour
Entrance is free
2. Stop: Areni. Bird cave
Place: Areni Cave, Armenia, Vayots Dzor region
Areni is the center of Armenian winemaking. Here, during the wine tasting in Old Areni, try some amazing varieties of wines that have come down to us from the depths of centuries. Then we will visit the Cave of Birds, which is not far away. It was here in Areni-1 in 2007, during excavations, the oldest whole-leather shoes were found, on which even shoelaces were preserved.
Duration: hour
The event is paid by the customer: approximately 394 RUB per person
3. Stop: Noravank Monastery
Location: Noravank Monastery, Armenia, Vayots Dzor Region
Description: Noravnk - translated from Armenian (new monastery). Monastery complex, built in the 13-14 centuries. in 122 km from Yerevan on the ledge of a narrow winding gorge tributary of the Arpa River. The gorge is famous for steep red rocks towering over the monastery, on the territory of which there is a two-storey church Surb Astvatsatsin with narrow cantilevered stairs. It was a major spiritual and cultural center of Armenia.
The price includes:
- Wi-Fi in transport
- Bottled water
- Comfortable transport
- Local sweets
- Professional guide services
- Air conditioning in service transport
Comes to: Individual , Review , Unusual , Gastronomic , Outbound , Spring , Summer , Autumn
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