Armenia Travel Blog

“I fear for you that you may miss something important in your life, as you haven’t known anything about it. What is the question of? Of course, it is about duduk. The sense of this instrument can be understood by listening to it. And when you do it, you want to tell the new comers that [...]

Komitas is one of the brightest Armenian composers and musicians.
He was born in 1869 in Turkey, studied in Etchmiadzin’s theological seminary, in conservatory and university in Berlin, lived in Constantinople, one of the significant centers of Armenian culture and died in France in 1935. He died in a Paris mental hospital. His mental desease was [...]

The Night of Museums will take place on May 16 in Yerevan, Armenia, kicking off at 18:00. A number of museums will not only open their doors for free but will also present their special programs and exhibitions. This is going to be the 5th Night of Museums organised in Armenia, the first one was [...]

Here are some clubs in Yerevan, Armenia, that I would recommend to visit if you like good life music

«Malkhas» jazz club (founded by Levon Malkhasian)
Pushkin str. 52/1
Tel.(374-10) 53-17-78, 53-53-50
www.malkhas.am
«Avantgarde Folk Music» club
Pushkin str. 3a,
Tel.(374-10) 56-14-97
www.afmclub.blogspot.com
“Poplavok” jazz cafe
Isahakyan str. 41 
Tel.(374-10) 52-23-03
 
«STOP» club
Moskovyan str. 37
Tel.(374-10) 56-07-80
www.stopclub.am
Club “12″
Abovyan str. 41
Tel.(374-10) 52-23-50
www.club12.am
“Ulikhanyan Club”
Gevorg Kochar str. 4  
www.ulikhanyanclub.am

Armenia and namely Yerevan can definitely be called the center of jazz in Caucasus. Jazz is an essential part of Yerevan’s life.
The first Armenian jazz orchestra was officially formed in Armenia in 1938 under the direction of Artemi Ayvazian. It was the first official state jazz orchestra in the Soviet republics (second after Russia) and was [...]

Middle Ages were the times of the flourishing of the Armenian art; It was the Golden Age for Armenian architecture, crafts, literature, miniature. One of the brightest representatives of the medieval Armenian poetry was Nahapet Kuchak.
 
LOVE SONG
Thy face is like a moon that shines on earth,
Like a thick night thy clustering tresses be; 
Apples of paradise [...]

“There is no other land in the world so full of wonders as the land of Armenians…
But whatever may have been their destiny, and it has been bitter, whatever it may be in future, their country must ever be one of the most interesting in the world”
George Gordon Byron

 
In 1816, Byron visited Saint Lazarus Island in Venice where he [...]

by Yeghishe Charents
Of my motherland Armenia, its sun-soaked word I adore,
Of our old, mourning saz, the deep, moving string I adore,
The radiant scent of blood-red roses and sun-dipped flowers I adore,
And the humble, graceful dance of women of Nairi I adore.
I love our sky – deep blue and high, the waters – clear, and the [...]