πΊοΈ Where to go in Yerevan
A curated sightseeing guide, grouped by what you're in the mood for.
Cascade Complex
A giant limestone stairway and open-air sculpture complex linking downtown Yerevan to the Monument district, home to the Cafesjian Center for the Arts.
π 10 Tamanyan St, Kentron, Yerevan 0009
Republic Square
Yerevan's central square, ringed by pink-and-yellow tuff neoclassical buildings, with a popular musical fountain show in the evenings.
π Republic Square, Kentron, Yerevan
Matenadaran
A museum, archive and research institute holding one of the world's richest collections of ancient Armenian manuscripts.
π 53 Mashtots Ave, Kentron, Yerevan
Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial
A hilltop memorial complex and museum-institute commemorating the 1915 Armenian Genocide, with an eternal flame at its center.
π Tsitsernakaberd Highway 8/8, Yerevan
Vernissage Market
A large open-air flea and crafts market known for handmade souvenirs, carpets, jewelry and Soviet antiques β busiest on weekends.
π Aram St / Buzand St, near Republic Square, Kentron, Yerevan
Yerevan Brandy Company (Ararat Museum)
Museum and factory tour at Armenia's famous Ararat brandy distillery, covering its production history, with tasting included.
π 2 Admiral Isakov Ave, Yerevan 0082
Blue Mosque
An 18th-century Persian mosque with a distinctive blue-tiled dome and minaret β the only active mosque in Armenia today.
π 12 Mashtots Ave, Yerevan
Lovers' Park
A small, calm central park near Baghramyan Avenue, popular for walks and cafes.
π Marshal Baghramyan Ave, Kentron, Yerevan 0019
Victory Park
A large hilltop park with the Mother Armenia statue, an artificial lake, a Ferris wheel, and panoramic views over the city and Mount Ararat.
π 2 Azatutyan Ave, Yerevan
Yerevan Zoo
The city's zoological garden, home to a wide range of native and exotic animal species β a favorite with families.
π 20 Myasnikyan Ave, Yerevan 0025
Erebuni Fortress and Museum
An Urartian fortress founded in 782 BCE, considered the birthplace of modern Yerevan, with an adjoining archaeological museum.
π 38 Erebuni St, Yerevan 0020
National Gallery of Armenia
Armenia's largest fine-arts museum, with a major collection of Armenian and European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.
π 1 Aram St, Republic Square, Yerevan
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
The largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church, a modern complex completed in 2001 seating up to 1,700.
π Tigran Mets Ave, Kentron, Yerevan
Swan Lake
An artificial ornamental pond in the park around the Opera House, popular for evening walks β it turns into an ice rink in winter.
π Near the Opera House, Tumanyan St / Terian St, Kentron, Yerevan
Saryan Street
A lively street in central Yerevan lined with wine bars, restaurants and cafes β part of the city's evening "beverage district".
π Saryan St, Kentron, Yerevan
Yerevan Opera House
Yerevan's main opera and ballet venue, designed by architect Alexander Tamanian and opened in 1933.
π 54 Tumanyan St, Yerevan
Northern Avenue
A pedestrian boulevard linking Abovyan Street to the Opera House, lined with shops, cafes and restaurants.
π Northern Ave, Kentron, Yerevan
Kond
Yerevan's oldest surviving neighborhood β a hillside maze of narrow streets and old stone houses largely untouched by Soviet redevelopment.
π Kond District, Kentron, Yerevan
Yerevan Park
Armenia's first modern theme park, featuring the 40m "Yerevan Wheel" Ferris wheel and other rides β free entry, rides paid separately.
π 31 Monte Melkonian Ave, Yerevan
Charles Aznavour Square
A pedestrian square in central Yerevan named after the French-Armenian singer, surrounded by cafes and historic architecture.
π 18 Abovyan St, Yerevan
Dalan Art Gallery
A restored 19th-century house whose covered archway opens into a grapevine-covered inner courtyard housing a gallery of contemporary Armenian artists, an artisan shop and a cafΓ© β a quiet spot one floor below the busiest part of downtown.
π 12 Abovyan Street, Kentron, Yerevan
Yervand Kochar Museum
A small museum dedicated to Armenian avant-garde painter and sculptor Yervand Kochar, who exhibited in 1920s Paris alongside Picasso and Matisse before returning to Soviet Armenia β largely bypassed by visitors heading straight to the Cascade next door.
π Mashtots Avenue 39/12, Kentron, Yerevan
Malatia Market
Yerevan's largest everyday street market β sprawling produce, clothing, gold and household-goods sections used by locals for daily shopping rather than tourists; nicknamed "Bangladesh Market" since a trip there once felt like a journey across town.
π Sebastia Street, Malatia-Sebastia, Yerevan
Hin Nork (Old Nork)
A historic hillside neighborhood settled since the Bronze Age, traditionally known for winemaking, gardening and sericulture β only slowly gentrifying today, with a handful of new restaurants and local festivals, and little tourist foot traffic.
π Nork-Marash district, Yerevan
Karmir Blur (Teishebaini)
The archaeological remains of Teishebaini, a 7th-century BC Urartian administrative capital with a citadel, outer settlement and caravanserai, excavated since 1939 β overshadowed by the more-visited Erebuni Fortress and rarely on standard itineraries.
π Left bank of the Hrazdan River, Yerevan