Route: Sanain-Haghpat-Odzun
Rate includes: high qualified guide service, transport services
Duration: 8-9 hours
Sanahin is a monument of Armenian architecture, a medieval monastery, and one of the main medieval cultural centers of Northern Armenia. The Church complex dates from the X—XIII centuries. The Academy, libraries, scriptoriums, and schools where books were written were founded here. Sanahin owned extensive land.
Haghpat is a medieval monastic complex in Haghpat that was founded by Queen Khosrowanuish, the wife of the Bagratid king Ashot III, probably in 976. Haghpat was one of the most important spiritual and cultural centers. Of all the monastic buildings preserved-the main Church of St. Nshan (967-991) with sculptures on the outside and paintings (XIII-XIV centuries) inside, the Church of St. Gregory (1005) and a small domed Church of St. Astvatsatsin (XII-XIII centuries), the refectory of the XIII century, the book Depository of the XIII century, the tiered bell tower (1245), khachkars.
Odzun is a monument of the VI century, located in the North of Armenia. The monastery is built in the form of a domed Basilica, and blocks of bright pink felsite are used as building material, and the interior is made of basalt slabs. Another feature of the temple is the arched galleries located on the sides of the main entrance – this architectural solution is rare for Armenian temples. Also, in the XIX century, two belfries were built in the far part of the Basilica, which harmoniously complemented the appearance of the ancient temple.