✓ Joining us on our Whatsapp Channel: 💬 Explore and Escape!.
Booking through us:
✓ 🏩 🛌 Handpicked Luxury Stays in Budget: Booking.com | Agoda.com
✓ 🍹⛱️ Deals on Private xfers, SIM Cards, City tours, Day trips : 📍🗺️ GetYourGuide | 🛵🧳 Klook
Backpacking Sanahin is a great fun and a must do for every solo traveler to Armenia. And in this travel blog I’ll share with you some of my top places to visit in Sanahin.
Going on a 3 days trip to Sanahin is sufficient to see some of the city’s top sights. So let’s begin our trip to Sanahin, shall we?
1. Haghpat Monastery
Haghpat Monastery is a centuries old religious complex located near the city of Sanahin.
The monastery features a beautiful church, religious library & a museum with historical artifacts. The monastery also houses religious scholars and monks. Haghpat Monastery is a nice tranquil place away from the chaos.
The monastery is built in a Armenian Architecture style. Trdat the architect is the principal architect of the monastery. It was designated as world heritage site in 1996 (20th session).
Getting there: Haghpat, Armenia
2. Sanahin Monastery
Sanahin Monastery is a religious sanctuary, a monastery located close to the Sanahin city. It is one of the most popular tourist places in Sanahin.
The monastery is noted for its beautiful chapel, old library and cloister. The monastery is built in a Armenian Architecture style. It was designated as world heritage site in 1996 (20th session).
Getting there: Alaverdi 1705, Armenia
3. Akhtala Monastery
Akhtala Monastery is a landmark monastery built centuries ago.
The monastery also houses religious scholars and monks. The monastery features a beautiful church, religious library & a museum with historical artifacts. Akhtala Monastery is a nice tranquil place away from the chaos.
The Akhtala Monastery follows the Armenian Architecture style. It was designated as world heritage site in 1996 (20th session).
Getting there: Alaverdi 1705, Armenia
4. Kobayr monastery
Kobayr monastery is a religious complex founded centuries ago. It is one of the top things to do in Sanahin.
The monastery is noted for its beautiful chapel, old library and cloister. The monastery also houses religious scholars and monks. Kobayr monastery is a nice tranquil place away from the chaos.
The style in which the monastery is built is Armenian Architecture. On 1171 the monastery was opened for the public.
Getting there: Kober Village, Lori Marz M6, Armenia
5. Odzun Church
Odzun Church is a beautiful church located in the Sanahin city.
Do check out the highly revered relic kept in this church. The church looks kinda imposing, and I mean it in a positive way. The high vault has lot of details built into it.
Take the stairs to reach the top. You will find choir paintings to be quite interesting. The church is built in a Armenian Architecture style.
It was designated as world heritage site in 1996 (20th session).
6. Horomayr Monastery
Horomayr Monastery is a centuries old religious complex located near the city of Sanahin.
Horomayr Monastery is a nice tranquil place away from the chaos. The monastery also houses religious scholars and monks. The monastery features a beautiful church, religious library & a museum with historical artifacts.
The monastery is built in a Armenian Architecture style.
7. Hnevank
Hnevank is a centuries old religious complex located near the city of Sanahin. If you have time, it makes for a nice addition to your Sanahin trip.
The monastery also houses religious scholars and monks. The monastery features a beautiful church, religious library & a museum with historical artifacts. Hnevank is a nice tranquil place away from the chaos.
8. Mikoyan Brothers Museum
Mikoyan Brothers Museum is a small museum in Sanahin city.
Getting there: Alaverdi 1705, Armenia
9. Ardvi Monastery
Ardvi Monastery is a religious sanctuary, a monastery located close to the Sanahin city. Add it to your Sanahin trip if you have time.
The monastery also houses religious scholars and monks. The monastery is noted for its beautiful chapel, old library and cloister. Ardvi Monastery is a nice tranquil place away from the chaos.
The style in which the monastery is built is Armenian Architecture. It was designated as world heritage site in 1996 (20th session).
Thanks for reading the Sanahin Backpacking Guide, hope now you know plenty of top things to do in Sanahin. There is something about Sanahin, that pulls you back to this place again and again, to explore more and more.
If you have any questions or suggestions, I would love to answer them in the comments section below.