Daily private tour to Garni temple,Geghard monastery

Private tour to Garni( the Pagan temple), Geghard and Arch of Charents.

During the tour to Garni,Geghard we will visit:

✅to the only pagan temple of Garni. The structure was built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr. After Armenia's conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, it was converted into a royal summer house of Khosrovidukht, the sister of Tiridates III.

✅ Geghard - “Ayrivank” (“cave monastery”). The main chapel was built in 1215, the monastery complex was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave. The monastery had thus been originally named Ayrivank, meaning "the Monastery of the Cave".

✅ Arch of Charents. From there opens a beautiful view to Mount Ararat.

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Monastery of Geghard, Near Goght Village, Geghard Armenia

Geghard - “Ayrivank” (“cave monastery”). The main chapel was built in 1215, the monastery complex was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave. The monastery had thus been originally named Ayrivank, meaning "the Monastery of the Cave".

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Garni Temple, Geghard Monastery Road H3, Garni Armenia

We will visit to the only pagan temple of Garni. The structure was built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the sun god Mihr. After Armenia's conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, it was converted into a royal summer house of Khosrovidukht, the sister of Tiridates III.

Duration: 40 minutes