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Հանրապետության հրապարակ
Republic Square is Yerevan's central civic space and the organising heart of Alexander Tamanyan's twentieth-century plan for the Armenian capital.
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City guide · Armenia
Yerevan
Yerevan has a compact central core organised around Republic Square, Northern Avenue, the Opera and the Cascade. Most central museums, restaurants and public spaces can be linked on foot, while Erebuni, Tsitsernakaberd and outer districts require transport. The city’s broad avenues and radial streets make the centre legible, but summer heat and the climb toward the Cascade can change walking plans.
Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Practical information
Practical information
- Language spoken
- Armenian
- National practical orientation; regional and minority languages may also be used
- Dialling code
- +374
- International calling code; local area and mobile prefixes still apply
- Currency
- Armenian dram (AMD)
- Use the official local currency; card acceptance varies by place
- Emergency number
- 112 or 911
- Use only for an emergency; tourist assistance may use a separate number
- Plug type
- Type C and F · 230 V
- Check that chargers support the recorded voltage before using an adapter
- Tap water
- Not recorded
- No verified nationwide visitor drinking-water statement was recorded
Turn this list into a plan
Set your days, your pace and the hours you actually want to be out. The planner works around closing days and travel time, and leaves room to eat.
Planning a visit
- Suggested stay
- Not recorded
- Getting around
- Walk, bus, trolleybus, metro and taxi
- January: recurring difficult conditions
- February: recurring difficult conditions
- March: viable with meaningful trade-offs
- April: good time to visit
- May: best time to visit
- June: best time to visit
- July: viable with meaningful trade-offs
- August: viable with meaningful trade-offs
- September: best time to visit — current month
- October: good time to visit
- November: viable with meaningful trade-offs
- December: recurring difficult conditions
- Best time
- Good time
- Viable with trade-offs
- Difficult conditions
Sources
- worldweather.wmo.int Checked 2026-08-28
Top things to see
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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02 1 hr 30 minMatenadaran
Երևանի Մատենադարան
Matenadaran, formally the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is Yerevan's major centre for Armenian manuscript heritage. It functions as both a public museum and an active research institute.
- Must see
- Museum
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03 1 hr 30 minHistory Museum of Armenia
Հայաստանի պատմության թանգարան
The History Museum of Armenia stands on Republic Square in central Yerevan, sharing a grand building with the National Gallery of Armenia.
- Must see
- Museum
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04 1 hr 30 minNational Gallery of Armenia
Ազգային պատկերասրահ
The National Gallery of Armenia occupies several floors of the monumental building on Republic Square in central Yerevan. It is the country’s principal art museum and a defining cultural landmark of the capital.
- Must see
- Museum
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05 1 hr 30 minMother Armenia Military Museum
Մայր Հայաստան
Mother Armenia Military Museum is a military museum located beneath the Mother Armenia monument in Yerevan, Armenia. The monument itself stands in Victory Park on a hill overlooking the city, replacing a former statue of Joseph Stalin in 1967.
- Must see
- Museum
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06 1 hr 30 minSergei Parajanov Museum
Սերգեյ Փարաջանովի թանգարան
The Sergei Parajanov Museum is a museum in Yerevan dedicated to the life and work of Sergei Parajanov, the acclaimed Soviet Armenian film director and artist.
- Must see
- Museum
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07 1 hr 30 minYerevan History Museum
Երևանի պատմության թանգարան
The Yerevan History Museum, known locally as Երևանի պատմության թանգարան, is a municipal museum dedicated to the history of Armenia's capital city.
- Must see
- Museum
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08 1 hr 30 minMartiros Saryan Museum
Մարտիրոս Սարյանի տուն-թանգարան
The Martiros Saryan Museum is a house-museum dedicated to the celebrated Armenian painter Martiros Saryan, one of the most significant figures in Armenian art history.
- Must see
- Museum
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09 1 hr 30 minHovhannes Tumanyan Museum
Հովհաննես Թումանյանի տուն–թանգարան
The Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum is a house-museum in Yerevan dedicated to the life and work of Hovhannes Tumanyan, a foundational figure in Armenian literature.
- Must see
- Museum
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10 1 hr 30 minKomitas Museum
Կոմիտասի թանգարան-ինստիտուտ
The Komitas Museum-Institute in Yerevan is devoted to Komitas Vardapet, the composer, priest and ethnomusicologist who became a central figure in Armenian musical culture.
- Must see
- Museum
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11 1 hr 30 minAram Khachaturian Museum
Արամ Խաչատրյանի տուն թանգարան
The Aram Khachaturian Museum is a house-museum in Yerevan devoted to the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. It occupies the residence where he lived and worked, giving the visit an intimate character that differs from a large national museum.
- Must see
- Museum
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12 1 hr 30 minAznavour Center
Շառլ Ազնավուրի կեցավայր
The Aznavour Center is a cultural institution in Yerevan dedicated to the life and legacy of Charles Aznavour, the renowned French-Armenian singer, songwriter, and actor.
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- Museum
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13 1 hr 30 minAra Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan house museum
Արա Սարգսյանի և Հակոբ Կոջոյանի տուն-թանգարան
Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan House Museum is a Yerevan cultural stop devoted to two Armenian artists. Ara Sargsyan is remembered as a sculptor, while Hakob Kojoyan was a painter and graphic artist.
- Must see
- Museum
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14 1 hr 30 minArmenian Railways Museum
Հայաստանի երկաթուղու թանգարան
The Armenian Railways Museum presents the railway heritage of Armenia through the equipment, records, and stories associated with rail transport. It offers a focused way to explore how trains supported movement, industry, communication, and everyday life across the country.
- Must see
- Museum
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15 1 hr 30 minArthur Tarkhanyan Centre
Arthur Tarkhanyan Centre is a named place in Yerevan associated with Arthur Tarkhanyan.
- Must see
- Museum
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16 1 hr 30 minCommunication Museum
Կապի թանգարան
Communication Museum explores the history of communication technology in Yerevan and Armenia. Its subject reaches from postal services and telephones to telegraphy, radio, and the systems that connected people across distance.
- Must see
- Museum
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17 1 hr 30 minErebuni Museum
Էրեբունի ամրոցի թանգարան
The Erebuni Museum is an archaeological museum located at the foot of the Erebuni Fortress in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Must see
- Museum
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18 1 hr 30 minFolk Art Museum
Ժողովրդական Արվեստների Թանգարան
The Folk Art Museum in Yerevan is a museum dedicated to Armenian folk art traditions. Its local name is Ժողովրդական Արվեստների Թանգարան. The institution preserves and displays examples of traditional Armenian craftsmanship.
- Must see
- Museum
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19 1 hr 30 minFridtjof Nansen Museum
Ֆրիտյոֆ Նանսենի թանգարան
The Fridtjof Nansen Museum in Yerevan is a cultural institution dedicated to the Norwegian polar explorer, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen. The museum commemorates Nansen's significant humanitarian efforts on behalf of Armenian refugees following the Armenian Genocide.
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- Museum
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20 1 hr 30 minGeological Museum after H. Karapetyan
Երկրաբանական թանգարան
The Geological Museum after H. Karapetyan is a Yerevan museum devoted to geology and earth science. Its collection focuses on minerals, rocks, and fossils connected with Armenia and the surrounding region.
- Must see
- Museum
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21 1 hr 30 minKaren Demirchyan Museum
Տուն-թանգարանը Կարեն Դեմիրճյանի
Karen Demirchyan Museum is a house-museum in Yerevan devoted to the life and public career of Karen Demirchyan.
- Must see
- Museum
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22 1 hr 30 minKhachatur Abovian house-museum
Խաչատուր Աբովյան
Khachatur Abovian house-museum commemorates the Armenian writer, educator, and intellectual Khachatur Abovian (1809–1848). Abovian is widely associated with the development of modern Armenian literary language and remains an important figure in Armenia’s cultural history.
- Must see
- Museum
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23 1 hr 30 minModern Art Museum of Yerevan
Ժամանակակից արվեստի թանգարան
The Modern Art Museum of Yerevan is a city museum devoted to modern and contemporary artistic expression. Its Armenian name, Ժամանակակից արվեստի թանգարան, places it within Yerevan’s distinctive cultural landscape, where twentieth-century and newer art sit alongside older Armenian traditions.
- Must see
- Museum
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24 1 hr 30 minMuseum of Russian Art (collection of prof. A. Abrahamian)
Museum of Russian Art
The Museum of Russian Art in Yerevan is a private museum formed around the collection of Professor A. Abrahamian. It offers travelers a focused encounter with Russian artistic heritage within Armenia’s capital.
- Must see
- Museum
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25 1 hr 30 minMuseum of printing
Գրատպության թանգարան
The Museum of Printing in Yerevan preserves Armenia's typographic heritage, tracing the evolution of printing technology and book production in the region.
- Must see
- Museum
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26 1 hr 30 minNear East Art Museum
Միջին արևելքի թանգարան
The Near East Art Museum is a Yerevan institution devoted to art and cultural heritage from the Near East. Its Armenian name is Միջին արևելքի թանգարան.
- Must see
- Museum
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27 1 hr 30 minSilva Kaputikjan Museum
Սիլվա Կապուտիկյանի տուն թանգարան
The Silva Kaputikjan Museum is a house museum in Yerevan dedicated to the life and work of Silva Kaputikyan, one of Armenia's most celebrated 20th-century poets and public intellectuals.
- Must see
- Museum
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28 1 hr 30 minYervand Kochar Museum
Երվանդ Քոչար թանգարան
The Yervand Kochar Museum is dedicated to the Armenian avant-garde artist and sculptor Yervand Kochar. The museum gives visitors a concentrated view of a major twentieth-century figure whose work connects painting, sculpture, movement, and experimentation.
- Must see
- Museum
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29 1 hr 30 minAlexander Spendiaryan House Museum
The Alexander Spendiaryan House Museum is a memorial museum in Yerevan dedicated to the life and work of Alexander Spendiaryan, a prominent Armenian composer and conductor.
- Must see
- Museum
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30 1 hr 30 minYerevan Zoo
Երևանի կենդանաբանական այգի
Yerevan Zoo is a zoological garden located in the Armenian capital. Established during the Soviet period, it occupies a hillside position in the city. The facility houses various animal species and serves as a recreational destination for residents and visitors.
- Must see
- Family attraction
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31 2 hoursMoscow Cinema
Մոսկվա
Moscow Cinema is a historic film venue in Yerevan, known locally as Մոսկվա. Its Soviet-era architectural character and long role in the city’s entertainment life make it more than a place to watch a film.
- Must see
- Entertainment venue
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32 2 hoursNairi Cinema
Նաիրի կինոթատրոն
Nairi Cinema is a historic cinema in Yerevan and a longstanding place of public entertainment. Its Armenian name, Նաիրի կինոթատրոն, connects the venue with Armenian cultural identity and the historical Nairi region.
- Must see
- Entertainment venue
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How the city is laid out
Republic Square anchors the southern part of the visitor centre. Northern Avenue leads toward Freedom Square and the Opera, with the Cascade continuing uphill beyond it. Kond lies west of the centre as one of Yerevan’s oldest districts, while Erebuni Fortress and Museum sit southeast. Treat Tsitsernakaberd and the Armenian Genocide Museum as a western cluster rather than a continuation of the central pedestrian route.
Checked 2026-08-26
Getting around
Walk across the central sightseeing area, then use buses, trolleybuses, metro or a licensed taxi for outer sites. The official visitor information says the city centre can be crossed on foot in about an hour and identifies a single metro line with ten stations. Check the current municipal transport site for ticket products and service updates before relying on a particular route.
Checked 2026-08-26
Common questions
How many days should I spend in Yerevan?
A fixed official stay length is not recorded. Cover the Republic Square–Opera–Cascade axis first, then add Erebuni, Tsitsernakaberd or excursions according to available time.
Is central Yerevan walkable?
Yes. The official visitor guide describes Yerevan as easy to explore on foot and says the city centre can be crossed in about an hour.
Does Yerevan have a metro?
Yes. The official visitor information records a single metro line with ten stations, supplemented by buses, minibuses and trolleybuses.
Which Yerevan sights need transport?
Erebuni and Tsitsernakaberd sit outside the tight central walking circuit. Use public transport or a licensed taxi instead of forcing both into the Republic Square–Cascade route.
How do I reach central Yerevan from the airport?
The official visitor guide lists airport shuttle services and taxis from Zvartnots. Confirm the current route and ticket details before arrival.