Resumen

The tour starts at  10:00 
The tour lasts 4-5 hours
Itinerary: March 1 - December 25
 

We offer you a group tour to Hripshime and Gayane churches as well as Mother Cathedral. St. Hripsime church is the one of the famous ecclesiastical buildings in the city of Echmiadzin. This is the developed and perfect example of cross-cupola churches in Armenia. Not far from the Echmiadzin Cathedral against the background of white peaks of Ararat one can see the silhouette of the cupola of St. Gayane church. According to the legend this church was constructed over the tomb of Virgin Gayane, who was martyred for preaching Christianity. 

According to the legend Mother Cathedral of St. Echmiadzin was built in the place where apparition of Jesus Christ was seen to Grigory the Illuminator in the dream. Here we will take part in Sunday liturgy all togheter and will continue our tour to Zvartnots Cathedral.  Zvartnots Cathedral - is an Armenian Cathedral built in the 7th century that could survive only till the 10th century. 

After finishing the tour we will be back to Yerevan on the second half of the day.