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THE BIRTH OF WINE

It believed that the first grapevine was planted by Noah in the valley of Ararat. One of his people had brought a sprout with him in the ark. That is the reason why the land of Armenians is considered to be the birthplace of grapes. People even believed that the grapes of the Ararat valley were diff…

SNOW SUN AND FUN

Want to enjoy snow and skiing in Armenia, you are welcome from November to March. Especially Tsaghkadzor ski resort is for you. Tsaghkadzor resort (Gorge of Flowers in Armenian) is an hour drive from Yerevan. It’s a ski resort on the slopes of Mountain Teghenis, whi…

KHOR VIRAP

The Khor Virap Monastery is situated in the homonymous village at the foot of Mount Ararat. Many years ago, the ancient capital of Armenia, Artashat, stood on 12 hills, in front of the mountain. The monastery took its name from a natural cavity, the deep pit in which prisoners sentenced to death wer…

KHNDZORESK CAVE VILLAGE

A very special place that represents the Ancient Armenia. Khndzoresk village is full of caves located on both sides of a deep rocky gorge with a river in the bottom. Excavations showed that this area was inhabited from ancient times. Khndzoresk is located in very south of Armenia, in Syuniq r…

LAVASH LEGEND

According to the legend Ancient Armenia was at wor with the king of Assyria. The battles were led by Aram, a caring, vigorous and patriotic man. Aram couldn’t see his homeland trampled and pillaged by foreigners and neighboring tribes; he would prefer to die instead. This is what happened at o…

BEST THINGS TO DO IN YEREVAN

First of all you need to walk around the city center, to feel the breath and the mood of yerevan. …

ARMENIAN ALPHABET

About 6 million people speak Armenian around the world. Almost half of this speakers live in Armenia and second Armenian Republic -Nagorno Karabakh. Russia, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Turkey, France, USA , as well as other many countries, have big Armenian communities, where members sp…

ARENI ANCIENT CAVE

Drinking an Armenian wine and skipping to find out where it comes from, will not work. Right next to Areni village is located very special cave that opens the main secrets of wine history to us. The world’s oldest known wine cellar you find in Areni cave, Armenia. Over 6100 years ago, w…

AMBERD FOTRESS

You drive up on the slopes of mountain about 2100 m high from sea level and find yourself in the middle of nowhere with a fortress of 7th c. Amberd is located on the mountain Aragats the highest pick of Armenian republic. The complex has a lot to tell you about the constructional style and un…

GEGHARD

About one hour drive from Yerevan, you reach a spectacular deadlock surrounded with caves, preserve and river in the bottom of the gorge. And the jewel of this site is Geghard Monastery. Geghard monastery was one of the secret pilgrimage sites during Pre-Christian times. It is believed that the f…