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Stories & guides
Everything we have learned travelling Armenia, in writing.
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Monasteries
Tatev: a monastery on the edge of the world
Ride the longest reversible cable car on earth across the Vorotan gorge, and land in a ninth-century university carved into the cliff.
Nature
Lake Sevan, the blue pearl at 1,900 metres
One of the highest great lakes in the world: peninsula churches, smoked whitefish, and beaches that feel like the seaside of a country with no sea.
City life
Yerevan café culture: a field guide
The pink city runs on soorj — thick Armenian coffee — long conversations, and apricot everything. Here is where to sit, sip and stay.
Practical info
From Zvartnots airport to Yerevan: every option compared
Minibus, city bus, taxi apps or private transfer — what each costs, how long it takes, and which one we would actually pick at 3 a.m.
Food & wine
What to eat in Armenia: the dishes that matter
From khorovats grilled over vine wood to lavash baked in a clay pit — a field guide to the Armenian table, with prices and where to try everything.
Practical info
Where to stay in Yerevan, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
Kentron, Kond, Cascade or around the station? An honest comparison of Yerevan’s areas with typical prices and who each one suits.
City life
Two days in Yerevan: what to see (and what to skip)
The pink city in 48 hours: Cascade at golden hour, the manuscripts of the Matenadaran, Kond’s alleys — and the places not worth your time.
History
Persian Yerevan: a walking tour of the city’s Iranian heritage
For centuries Erivan was a Persian khanate. A half-day walk connects the Blue Mosque, the ruined mosques of Kond and the ghost of the Sardar’s fortress.