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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 [...]
New web service is emerging in Yerevan, Armenia. Promo.am is the first Armenian “deal-of-the-day” service. The service uses the power of collective purchasing to offer special deals to all citizens of Yerevan. Promo.am negotiates with local businesses special discounts, which are usually 40% to 80%. How does it work? Each day one deal is showed on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
