Harichavank Monastery

Harichavank Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Harichavank Monastery

Season: October to March.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Harichavank Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.60642, 43.99960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Harichavank Monastery

• St Gregory · church · Shirak Province · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pemzashen Church · church · Shirak Province · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horom Citadel · fort · Shirak Province · ~12 km · Must-see
• Vardaqar Reservoir · lake · Shirak Province · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tukh manuk chapel · church · Shirak Province · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hogevank Monastery · church · Shirak Province · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint George Church of Garnahovit · church · Aragatsotn Province · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Aragats · viewpoint · Shirak Province · ~24 km · Must-see
• St. John (Surb Hovanes) · church · Aragatsotn Province · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kari · lake · Aragatsotn Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Agravaqar · viewpoint · Aragatsotn Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Lessing · lake · Aragatsotn Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Zarinja Sourp Khach church · church · Aragatsotn Province · ~29 km · Must-see
• Andranik · fort · Shirak Province · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs, Gyumri · church · Shirak Province · ~29 km · Must-see
• 1988 Earthquake Memorial · fort · Shirak Province · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. Amenaprkitch · church · Shirak Province · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vardan Mamikonian · fort · Shirak Province · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Harichavank Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Harichavank Monastery

• Kecharis Monastery · Buddhist site · Kotayk Province · ~76 km · Must-see
• Makravank Monastery · Buddhist site · Kotayk Province · ~79 km · Must-see
• Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery · Buddhist site · Lori Province · ~86 km · Must-see
• Kobayr Monastery · Buddhist site · Lori Province · ~87 km · Must-see
• Akhtala Monastery · Buddhist site · Lori Province · ~110 km · Must-see
• Hayravank · Buddhist site · Gegharkunik Province · ~120 km · Must-see
• Makaravank Monastery · Buddhist site · Shirak Province · ~8 km
• Holy Saviour's monastery of Yerazgavors · Buddhist site · Arpaçay · ~30 km
• Saint Christopher Monastery · Buddhist site · Aragatsotn Province · ~42 km
• Monastery of Hripsimian Virgins · Buddhist site · Kars · ~47 km

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