The fortress of Garni dates to the oldest periods of inhabitation in Armenia, with the current palace grounds erected in the 1st century.
Working period/season
Year around
Working days
Monday-Sunday
Working hours
Summer season hours: 10AM-9PM
Winter season hours: 10AM-5PM
Winter season hours: 10AM-5PM
Ticket price
Children: 100 AMD
Adults: 250 AMD
Foreighners: 1000 AMD
Excursions: 1500 AMD
Adults: 250 AMD
Foreighners: 1000 AMD
Excursions: 1500 AMD
How to reach
From Yerevan Center, take Abovian Street and
connect with the Sevan Highway (sign-posted)
and continue about 3.7 km to the Norki Masiv
(Nor Nork) exit onto Gai p. Take Gai p. through Nor Nork/Norki Masiv about1.8 km to a Tintersection and a left turn onto the Garni Road. Continue for about 2.5 km to a right turn.
Monument Pages
- Introduction
- Garni 1: Map
- Garni 2: History. The compound
- Garni 3: The Fortress Walls. Wall construction
- Garni 4: The Garrison and khachkars
- Garni 5: The “Founding Stone”
- Garni 6: The Temple to Mythra
- Garni 7: Sacred Geometry and the Temple at Garni
- Garni 8: St. Sion “Mashtots Hairapet” Church
- Garni 9: The Summer Palace. Argishti I Cuneiform Stone
- Garni 10: Roman Baths
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