Discover Armenia
Armenia is an epic land. Armenia is one of the ancient countries with a long, great and at times tragic history. Beautiful mountainous landscapes, numerous cultural and historical monuments of Armenia would never leave one cold!
“Arcolad” is the first Armenian handmade artisan chocolate brand that feature all-natural ingredients, delicious Armenian sun-dried fruits and Belgian chocolate. Armenian fruits are very sweet and juicy thanks to the unique natural conditions in Armenia, hot sun and spring water from the mountains. Apricots, plums, peaches from Armenia contribute to the rich flavor of Arcolad [...]
Some photos of old Yerevan from the beginning of the 20th century… It was less than 100 years ago, but seems like hundreds of years… So much change! Sources: merong.com, iatp.am
YEREVAN magazine is an Armenian magazine written in English. It’s an entertaining reading, covering Armenian arts, people, culture, music, traditions and more. Yerevan is capital and largest city of Armenia. The magazine is available in the US, at least at any Armenian store. The style and quality of the magazine is much like that of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Armenian art of manuscript illumination survived 14 centuries, from the Vth till the XIXth century. Starting from the Vth century, after the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots in 405, Armenia experiences the flowering of literature, both translated and original. The boom was soon reflected in the art of the miniature. Many [...]
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
Armenian churches become cattlesheds and military objects in Turkey, and cafes and restaurants in Armenia. All Armenian cultural and religious monuments that are located far from main roads of Turkey are not being destroyed, but used as habitations and cattlesheds. According to Samvel Karapetyan, the chairman of the “Era” humane society and historian, the church [...]
Presentation of a new monthly travel magazine took place in Yerevan. “Discover Armenia” is the second Armenian travel magazine after the issue of the first Armenian “National Geographic Traveler” earlier this year. “Discover Armenia” aims to introduce Armenia and the Armenian cultural and historical heritage, Armenian science, religion and events abroad. The magazine will be [...]
