Armenia Travel Blog

Short film by Bettina Timm about Cosmic Ray Station on Aragats mountain in Armenia near the lake Qarilich at 3250 meters. The station was founded by world-known Armenian physicists Alikhanyan brothers in 1943. Research facilities are located on two high-altitude stations on Mt. Aragats: Nor-Amberd Station and Aragats Station. Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) headquarters are at [...]

About 11,000 years ago the ice shield of the last Ice Age covering the Armenian mountains started to melt. The new stage of the formation of Armenian relief began. The passing glacier formed a lot of cirques (an amphitheater-like valleys) on its way, part of which became tarns. A tarn is a mountain lake or pool [...]

Direct flights from Venice, Italy, to Yerevan, Armenia, will start on June 5, 2009.
The flights will be opened by a new air-company Festa Tour Avia in partnership with the Italian MyAir. The ticket price is expected to be around 475 Euro. The flights will initially be only weekly, however if the new direction is successful [...]

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 [...]

Tatev means “giving wings”. According to the legend the architect of Tatev, after finishing the building, prayed God to have wings. God granted him wings and he flew away.
Tatev monastery was founded in the IXth century  and was the political center of the Syunik principality. In the Xth century the population of the monastery was around [...]

The Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia has developed the plan for the Khosrov State Reserve management for 2010-2014, which should foster the development of the reserve’s bioresources. According to Aram Aghasyan, head of the department for coordination of natural areas under special protection, Ministry of Nature Protection, the new plan also includes scientific research works [...]

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 [...]

Unfortunately, YouTube has decreased the quality of images (((.
The better quality you can find on the site of the travel agency, that organizes trips to Aragats