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Plan a free trip to YerevanUpdated: 2026-10-18
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a vibrant city with a rich history and stunning views of Mount Ararat. Visit to experience unique Armenian culture, taste local cuisine, and admire impressive architecture.
Things to do in Yerevan include Republic Square, Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Garni Temple. Here are 15 places worth knowing, with a short note on each.
Republic Square is the central square of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, with an oval roundabout and a trapezoidal area holding a pool of musical fountains. Five large neoclassical buildings of pink and yellow tuff, rich in Armenian motifs, surround it, among them the National Gallery, the History Museum and the Government House.
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A modern art museum located within The Cascade, featuring impressive collections and rotating exhibitions.
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Garni Temple is a colonnaded building in the classical style, standing in Garni village, central Armenia, roughly 30 kilometres east of Yerevan. It follows the Ionic order and is the best-known monument, as well as the emblem, of pre-Christian Armenia.
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Sevanavank Monastery occupies a peninsula on the northwest shore of Lake Sevan, in Armenia's Gegharkunik Province, close to the town of Sevan. It was first built on a small island, but the artificial draining of the lake, begun in the Stalin era, lowered the water by about 20 metres and turned the island into a peninsula.
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Geghard Monastery dates from the Middle Ages and stands in Armenia's Kotayk province. Part of the complex is carved out of the neighbouring mountain, and cliffs surround it.
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A moving memorial site and important museum dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
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Khor Virap Monastery stands on the Ararat Plain in Armenia, close to the Turkish border and roughly 8 kilometres south of Artashat in Ararat Province. It occupies the site of ancient Artaxata.
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A vibrant open-air market on weekends with handicrafts, souvenirs, jewelry, and antiques - an authentic local experience.
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The Matenadaran in Yerevan, formally the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, serves as the main centre for keeping, studying and sharing Armenian manuscripts. Part museum, part archive and part research institute, it holds the largest collection of Armenian manuscripts anywhere.
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An upscale pedestrian shopping avenue with brand stores, cafes, and restaurants.
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The Yerevan Opera and Ballet Theatre stands in the vibrant center of Yerevan, the capital, largest city, and cultural heart of Armenia. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities and has served as the national capital since 1918.
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Victory Park is a welcoming public park situated in the Kanaker-Zeytun District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Serving as a popular open-air recreational space, it provides a pleasant green retreat for both locals and travelers seeking a break from city streets.
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Dilijan is a spa town in Armenia's Tavush Province. It is counted among the country's most important resorts and lies within Dilijan National Park.
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A fascinating journey through thousands of years of Armenian history, recommended for understanding the cultural background.
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Zvartnots Cathedral is a seventh-century Armenian cathedral, now in ruins, close to Vagharshapat (Ejmiatsin) in Armenia. It was known for a circular exterior with no equal in medieval Armenian architecture, and for interior piers that carried a multi-storey structure topped by a dome.
Plan YerevanHere is what 3 days in Yerevan look like when the planner builds them - arriving at noon on the first day and flying home at noon on the last. Stops are grouped by proximity so no day doubles back, and the same route can be built for any length, from two days to a week.
The route assumes the first day starts at noon, after you land, and the last ends at noon, before your flight. It is an example: with your dates the planner builds a route around your landing and your flight home, real opening hours, how you get around and your own preferences.
Republic Square, Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Garni Temple, Lake Sevan & Sevanavank Monastery, Geghard Monastery, Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (Tsitsernakaberd) and 9 more. Republic Square is the central square of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, with an oval roundabout and a trapezoidal area holding a pool of musical fountains. Five large neoclassical buildings of pink and yellow tuff, rich in Armenian motifs, surround it, among them the National Gallery, the History Museum and the Government House.
Day 1: Matenadaran, Vernissage Market, Republic Square, Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (Tsitsernakaberd). Day 2: Geghard Monastery, Garni Temple, Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art, Victory Park and Mother Armenia Statue. Day 3: Museum of History of Armenia, Blue Mosque.
Museums worth visiting in Yerevan: Cafesjian Center for the Arts (Kentron), Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (Tsitsernakaberd) (Kentron), Matenadaran and Museum of History of Armenia.
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