The 5 Best Free Things to do in Ashtarak, Aragatsotn

November 9, 2021 Jana Sager

Coordinates: 40°17′51″N 44°21′42″E / 40.29750°N 44.36167°E / 40.29750; 44.36167
Restaurants in Ashtarak

1. Karmravor Church

Khachatur Abovyan St., Ashtarak Armenia http://www.atb.am/en/armenia/sights/christ/church_karmravor/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 26 reviews

Karmravor Church

Reviewed By Alexander_Kudrin - Samara, Russia

Traveling around Armenia by car, we specially stopped in the city of Ashtarak to see its main attraction - one of the oldest surviving Armenian churches - Karmravor. Translated from Armenian - "reddish". It is believed that the name originated from the color of the tiles. It was founded in the 7th century by the priests Grigor and Manas. The church is small, cruciform with carved cornices, an octagonal drum, and the only one with an old tiled roof. According to an old legend, three sisters living in Ashtarak fell in love with a young man named Sarkis. The older two sisters decide to die, sacrificing themselves for the younger. One of them put on an apricot-colored dress, the other red, and rushed into the gorge. Learning about this, the younger sister, wearing a white dress, also rushed into the gorge, and Sarkis became a hermit out of grief. And on the edge of the cliff, three churches appeared - Spitakavor (whitish), Karmravor (reddish) and Tsiranavor (apricot).

2. Ashtarak Bridge

Surb Sargis St., Ashtarak Armenia
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4.0 based on 10 reviews

Ashtarak Bridge

3. Tsiranavor Church

Ashtarak Armenia
Excellent
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Good
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4.0 based on 9 reviews

Tsiranavor Church

4. Mughni Church

Archbishop Mesrop Ashchyan St., Ashtarak 0205 Armenia +374 284 25913
Excellent
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4.0 based on 9 reviews

Mughni Church

5. Saint Mariane Church

Smbat Shahaziz St., Ashtarak Armenia
Excellent
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3.5 based on 10 reviews

Saint Mariane Church

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