Haghpat Monastery
A UNESCO-listed monastery village above the Debed, founded in the 970s by the Bagratid queen Khosrovanuysh.
1,016 m295 m above the Acher1 h 03 min from Vanadzor
Rainy day
The big gavits at Haghpat and Sanahin are dry inside; museums and a long lunch fill the rest.
5 places.
Sanahin Monastery
Haghpat's older twin across the gorge, famous for its school of calligraphy and illumination.
1,033 m
Hovhannes Tumanyan House Museum
The childhood home of Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenia's national poet and storyteller, in Dsegh.
1,202 m313 m above the Debed33 min from Vanadzor
Mikoyan Brothers Museum
The Sanahin home of Anastas Mikoyan and of Artem Mikoyan, co-designer of the MiG jets.
983 m286 m above the Debed56 min from Vanadzor
Vanadzor Museum of Fine Arts
The province's art museum on Vanadzor's main avenue, strong on 20th-century Armenian painting.
1,330 m2 min from Vanadzor
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