Armenia Travel Blog

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

This blog is about Armenia, its nature, people, culture, unique historical and cultural monuments, its mountains, lakes and churches, its great history and inimitable beauty – in short, everything that can be useful and interesting to know about Armenia when visiting this country. Armenia is a very small country. One can cross it from one [...]