THE CHURCH OF SHOGAKAT – in the eastern part of Echmiadzin stands the Cathedral of Shogakat. Although built in the 17 th century, it is one of the finest examples of Armenian church architecture (rectangular ground work with a central cupola).

THE CATHEDRAL OF ZVARTNOTS – THE RUINS OF ZVARTNOTS- to the East of Echmiadzin, on the right side of the road leading to Yerevan one can see the ruins of the Zvartnots, which is also the site of one of the most outstanding monuments of Armenian architecture. Certain ruins are more eloquent than undamaged buildings. The famous cathedral of Zvartnots, the masterpiece of Armenian architecture at the zenith of the Middle Ages, is a striking example. The cathedral was built under Catholicos Nerses III towards the middle of the 7th century .

METSAMOR – Metsamor has a history of 7000-years and it is one of the old towns of the world. Metsamor is an ancient fortress in the center of the Ararat valley, lying some 35 km Southwest of Yerevan. In Metsamor the regular excavation works which began in 1965 and is still in progress has yielded cultural layers dating to the Aeneolithic , three periods of the Bronze Age (early, middle and late), the early and developed Iron Age (Pre-Urartian, Urartian and Antique) and the Middle Ages.

SARDARAPAT – moving on along the road from Echmiadzin to the West through the Ararat valley, you will be able to visit Sardarapat, a memorial complex and a museum. Here, in 1918, the Armenian Army gloriously defeated the Turkish invaders. There is a museum of Ethnography is in the memorial complex Sardarapat, where a wide collection representing the traditional way of life and culture of the nation is displayed.