Tatev and the Cable Car Ride
The cabin pulls away from Halidzor station and within ten seconds the floor below you is gone. Not a slope. […]
Mount Aragats
Skip the north peak. Unless you arrive in Yerevan with crampons, an ice axe, and at least one mountain you’ve
Dilijan National Park
Dilijan is the place people add to the itinerary when they want a break from the monasteries. That sells it
Lake Sevan
The wind on the Sevan Peninsula at six in the morning is the kind that rearranges a face. I’d come
Getting Around the Country
From Zvartnots into central Yerevan, you’ll pay 3,000 dram (about $7.50) for a metered city taxi at the rank, 300
Republic Square Up Close
On the afternoon of 13 April 1991, a 7-metre copper statue of Lenin was lifted off its pedestal in the
What’s at the Top of the Cascade
The first time I climbed the Cascade, I made it to the third terrace before sitting down on a warm
Yerevan in 48 Hours
Yerevan’s centre is about a mile and a half across. From the southern edge of Republic Square to the top
Echmiadzin: Mother See of Armenia
From Yerevan, take marshrutka 202 or 203 from Kilikia bus station, pay 250 dram, and you are in Vagharshapat in
Inside Geghard Monastery
Inside the Avazan, an a cappella voice catches the rock and comes back at you four or five times, slightly