- Armenia: Where is the Country of Stones located?
- How to get to Armenia?
- Rest in Armenia
- Beaches of Armenia
- Souvenirs from Armenia
Want to know where Armenia is? To begin with, you should know: those who like hiking in the mountains, cultural and ethnographic tourism should visit the country in early autumn, and those who want to plunge into the waters of Sevan - in the summer months.
Armenia: Where is the Country of Stones located?
Armenia (capital - Yerevan, area 29743 sq. Km) occupies the north of Western Asia and the northeast of the Armenian Highlands. Iran borders in the southern part with Armenia, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan in the east, Georgia in the north, Turkey in the west, and Nakhichevan AR in the south-west. And in the north and east are the ridges of the Lesser Caucasus.
Armenia exercises control over Upper Askipara, Sofula and other Azerbaijani enclaves, as well as Azerbaijan - over the Armenian aksklav Artsvashen.
90% of the territory of Armenia is located at more than 1000-meter altitude, 50% - at more than 2000-meter altitude and 3% - below the 650-meter mark. The highest point is the 4000-meter Mount Aragats. Armenia is divided into Ararat, Shirak, Syunik, Armavir and other regions (there are 10 of them). The distance from Armenia to the Black Sea in a straight line is 160 km, to the Persian Gulf - 960 km, to the Caspian Sea - 200 km.
How to get to Armenia?
The flight Moscow - Armenia (the flight lasts 3 hours) is operated by Utair, Ural Airlines, Vim-Avia, S7. If on the way to the Armenian capital make a stop in Prague, the trip will last up to 8, 5 hours, in Samara - up to 15 hours, in Vienna - up to 9, 5 hours, in Sochi - up to 11, 5 hours.
Travelers who need to get to Gyumri are offered by Vim-Avia and Ural Airlines to board their aircraft, where they will spend 2, 5-3 hours. If tourists want to transfer to 2 planes at the Krasnodar airport, then the trip will last 5, 5 hours.
It is not profitable to cover the distance from Moscow to Yerevan by train due to the high cost of tickets and the duration of the trip (the journey will take about 4 days, since you will have to make changes).
The distance of 2236 km along the highway can be covered by car, while the path will lie through Georgia, where you will need to pay a customs fee of about $ 4.50.
Rest in Armenia
In Armenia, it is worth resting in Yerevan (famous for the Big Cascade, Erebuni Fortress, Blue Mosque, 54-meter monument "Mother Armenia", the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the Khachaturian house-museum), Vanadzor (here you can see the "black church built in 1831, Sanahin bridge, monastic complexes of Haghartsin and Haghpat), Gyumri (exhibits of the Museum of Local Lore, the Church of the Savior of the 19th century, a monument to the actor Frunze Mkrtchyan, the Church of the Mother of God are subject to inspection; the City Park is suitable for walking, and for shopping it is better to go to the market on Ryzhkov Boulevard), Dilijan (rest houses, craft shops, houses made of gray stone with wooden carved balconies, a geological museum, mineral springs), Tsaghkadzor (tourists are offered to climb Mount Teghenis, from the top of which Sevan and Ararat can be seen; Leitner road; visit the sports center; explore the Kechari monastery of the 11-13th centuries; explore the 15 slopes of varying difficulty, 30 km long).
Beaches of Armenia
Beach holidays in Armenia are available on Lake Sevan, the waters of which warm up to + 20˚C in summer. Local beaches (despite the presence of sandy areas, the beaches are mostly pebbly) are equipped with: rental points for scooters, water skis, catamarans and other equipment for outdoor activities; volleyball courts; barbecue areas; equipped places for fishing (the famous Sevan trout is found in the lake).
Souvenirs from Armenia
You shouldn't leave Armenia without first purchasing carpets with bright patterns, carved wooden boxes, gold and silver jewelry, Armenian brandy, wines from the “Areni” factory, homemade halva stuffed with fruit and honey nuts, natural oils “VakiPharm”.
