Private tour to Echmiadzin and Zvartnots

Private tour to Echmiadzin and Zvartnots

Echmiadzin houses the mother cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church. According to the scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.

The original church was built in the early 4th c. by Armenia’s patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III. Along with several important early medieval churches (Hripsime, Gayane) located nearby, the cathedral was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.

Zvartnots is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built from 643-652. Now in ruins, it is located in the place, where a meeting between King Trdat III and Gregory the Illuminator was supposed to

have taken place. Zvartnots remained standing until the end of the 10th century, but the historical sources are silent to the cause of its collapse.

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Stop At: Echmiadzin Monastery, Vagharshapat Armenia

Echmiadzin houses the mother cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church. According to the scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.

The original church was built in the early 4th century by Armenia’s patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III. A major pilgrimage site, it is one of the most visited places in the country.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Saint Gayane Church, Issy-les-Moulineaux St., Vagharshapat Armenia

The Church of Saint Gayane is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Saint Hripsime Church, Mesrop Mashtots St., 85, Vagharshapat Armenia

St. Hripsime Church is a seventh century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. It is one of the oldest surviving churches in the country.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Zvartnots Temple, Vagharshapat Armenia

Zvartnots is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built from 643-652. Now in ruins, it is located in the place, where a meeting between King Trdat III and Gregory the Illuminator was supposed to have taken place. Zvartnots remained standing until the end of the 10th century, but the historical sources are silent to the cause of its collapse.

Duration: 30 minutes