Yerevan to Tbilisi through Lori

South to north

115.5 km by road, about 2 h 14 min at the wheel (without stops). GPX

1. 09:30

   Spitak

   Memorial town

   The town at the centre of the 1988 earthquake, rebuilt on a new site.

2. Drive 21.3 km, about 23 min

   10:30

   Vanadzor

   City

   Vanadzor is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about 128 kilometres north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census.

3. Drive 48.9 km, about 51 min, climbing 661 m

   12:00

   Odzun Church

   Church

   An early domed basilica on the canyon rim, with a funerary monument unlike any other in Armenia.

4. Drive 15.4 km, about 20 min, climbing 517 m

   13:30

   Sanahin Monastery

   Monastery

   Haghpat's older twin across the gorge, famous for its school of calligraphy and illumination.

5. Drive 15.7 km, about 21 min, climbing 506 m

   15:00

   Haghpat Monastery

   Monastery

   A UNESCO-listed monastery village above the Debed, founded in the 970s by the Bagratid queen Khosrovanuysh.

6. Drive 14.2 km, about 19 min, climbing 232 m

   16:30

   Akhtala Monastery

   Fortress monastery

   Then on to the Bagratashen–Sadakhlo border and Tbilisi.