Geghard monastery
Детали
One of the most popular one-day tours in Armenia is a visit to the Garni Temple and Geghard Monastery.
Azimuth Travel invites you to take part in one-day excursions.
The tour price includes
- Transport service on comfortable cars,
- Services of a Russian-speaking guide,
- Entrance tickets to historical and cultural places and museums.
The tour price does not include:
- Flights
- Alcoholic beverages
- Medical insurance.
* For an additional fee, you can order lunch during a tour in one of the village taverns. The cost of lunch is about $ 10.
Расписание
10:00 Departure from Yerevan
10:30 Stop near the monumental arch of Charents.
11:30 Temple of Garni 1st century
The temple is covered with basalt tiles, reinforced with lead nails. According to lithographic, biblical and archaeological materials, the temple was built by King Trdat I in the 11th year of his reign in 77 BC.
Alexander Saghinyan considered the ancient pagan temple of Garni "an excellent subject of architectural art", Toros Toramanyan considered it "the Armenian queen of art", and Hakob Manandyan considered it "a glorious remnant of the great Armenian past, which the Armenian people should carefully preserve."
13:30 We are going down to Garni Gorge to a natural monument which is called "Symphony of Stones" or "Basalt Organ".
14:00 * Armenian cuisine in a local tavern. Baking Armenian lavash in tandoor.
16:00 Arrival at the monastery complex Geghard IV century
The monastery complex of Geghard was built as a sanctuary in the early Middle Ages, in the pre-Christian era. According to a legend, the first monastery was founded in the IV century, when Christianity was declared a state religion in Armenia. It was known as the "Ayrivank" or "Monastery of the Caves". The foundation of the monastery is traditionally attributed to the first Catholicos of Armenian church Grigory the Illuminator (301-325), and further prosperity to Sahak Partev (387-439). During this period the monastery was proclaimed a writers' center, a school, a music academy and a place of pilgrimage.
The rock, which serves as the northern wall for the monastery complex, is rich in interior sculptures. In one of his cells, known as the "pool", a cold spring flows. The name "Geghard" is explained by the fact that for 500 years here was kept the sacred Geghard - the "spear of Longinus" (the spear of Destiny), which speared Jesus Christ at the the execution on the Cross.
18:00 Arrival in Yerevan.