Visit Gyumri

Visit Vagharshapat, the spiritual center of Armenia. Explore the Etchmiadzin Cathedral (the oldest cathedral in the world, built in the 4th century and a UNESCO World Heritage site), see the Zvartnots Cathedral ruins (7th-century circular church with unique architecture), and visit the Saint Gayane Church (another UNESCO site known for its Armenian medieval design).

Visit Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Explore the Cascade Complex (a giant stairway with contemporary art installations and city views), see ancient manuscripts at the Matenadaran (repository of medieval Armenian texts), and visit the Genocide Memorial (Tsitsernakaberd, commemorating the Armenian Genocide with an eternal flame).

Armenia's 'little Switzerland': forests, the Haghartsin monastery and Soviet-era spa villas.

Explore ancient monasteries, volcanic highlands, and generous wine culture of Armenia

A vast blue lake at 1,900 m with the Sevanavank monastery on a peninsula and grilled trout on the shore.

Medieval monastery partly carved into rock.

World's longest tramway to a clifftop monastery.

Monastery on a hill where St Gregory was imprisoned in a pit, with snow-capped Ararat filling the sky behind it.