What to see in Yerevan – the best budget Yerevan city tours

uTravel offers the best budget Yerevan city tours. Yerevan is almost the same age as Rome: the first fortress was built here in 782 BC. e., and some architectural memorials have been preserved since those times. The city itself is not inferior in beauty to its European capitals, and beyond the surroundings, you can discover unusual places, the sight of which takes your breath away. Let’s take a walk around the city, shall we?

 

Grand Cascade - Yerevan city tour
Grand Cascade – Yerevan city tour

Yerevan Cascade – the best budget Yerevan city tours

Let’s start our walk from the Yerevan Cascade. Oh, it’s worth seeing – five open terraces with a staircase of 572 steps, decorated with flower beds and fountains. Here you can take great photos, especially since the Cascade offers excellent panoramas of the city and the famous Mount Ararat. Perfect photos are taken – we go further.

Charles Aznavour Square
Charles Aznavour Square

Charles Aznavour Square

Only 15 minutes at a leisurely pace – and we have already found ourselves on the square, the fountain in the center of which is surrounded by unusual sculptures of a bull, a tarantula, a bear and other animals. Looking closely, you will see that you are on a real “Walk of Fame”, in the manner of Hollywood. One of the stars belongs to Charles Aznavour himself – a French chansonnier with Armenian roots was personally present at its laying in 2013.

Republic Square
Republic Square

Republic Square

Walking further into the center, of course, we cannot pass by the “Heart of Yerevan” – this is what the locals call the Republic Square. We will admire the building of the National Gallery, the Government and Post Office, and the Museum of History. Now we will go further, but in the evening it is worth returning here – at 22:00 the show of singing fountains to classical or rock music will begin.

Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator
Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator

Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator

The best budget Yerevan city tours by uTravel experts includes visit Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator.We can see the colorful 54-meter temple from afar – it is considered the largest in Yerevan. A picturesque alley with thujas leads to it, and nearby is a small Yeritasardutyan park – a beautiful place for relaxing walks and relaxing on the lake.