If you are traveling in Armenia, then be sure to try the local cuisine, chat with people and want to bring home something reminiscent of your vacation.
Popular shopping
- Handmade carpets from natural materials with bright patterns, tablecloths and linen in folk style will be useful to connoisseurs of ethnic souvenirs. Natural woolen carpets are quite expensive, up to several thousand dollars, there are fluffy and lint-free. If the carpet is cheap, it is synthetic.
- In the markets you will see and be able to buy stone and wood paintings depicting local landscapes, figurines, various wooden decorations and household utensils. Carved wooden boxes are often decorated with various metals and mother-of-pearl, images of plants and birds. The price is different, depending on the finish of the box.
- The local ceramics, which are widely represented in the markets, are a delight. There are many unglazed dishes, various teapots, plates for cheese and khachapuri, pots and bowls. Separately, there are kitchen little things - salt shakers, pepper shakers, containers and spoons for spices, often in the form of a pomegranate, people, animals, these cute little things will be a good gift.
- You can acquire chasing - plates, dishes, dishes, decorative items and women's jewelry - if you are interested, you can find a suitable item in the market and in small shops.
- Jewelry made of silver, gold, jewelry made of beads with silver is distinguished by its grace, unique design and will delight the recipient of such a gift.
- Another local craft is lace-making. The most expensive ones are made with gold and silver threads using the needle sewing technique.
Wines and delicacies
- Be sure to bring real Armenian cognac and Areni wines. It is worth mentioning about wines that at the tasting at the factory you can buy some types of wine, in shops - completely different ones, and there are no wines from the factory in the shops. The duty-free shop sells wines that are not available in stores.
- You can buy homemade cheese, but it is better to do this as close as possible to departure, because cheese cannot be stored for a long time, it becomes very salty.
- Buy local sweets - homemade halva, doshab - boiled fruit juice, sweet soda, baklava - it's worth trying them, if only because they are made from natural products according to old recipes. From unusual dishes - tomatoes and peaches stuffed with walnuts in honey, many people like it. You can also buy spices, dried apricots, grapes, prunes and whatever your heart desires.
It should be noted that all purchases are best done in Yerevan, for example, at the Vernissage market. in the provinces, apart from food, you may not find anything.
