The city on an eternal vacation - so you can characterize Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, its cultural, economic and political center .The number of Yerevan residents has long exceeded a million (one-third of the country's population), and it seems that none of them are in any hurry at all: know yourself without hurrying strolling along the wide boulevards, from time to time looking at a glass of juice at your favorite coffee shops..And Yerevan is literally a pink city: most of the buildings in the center are faced with a stone of this color .Here you can taste delicious shish kebab at the roadside snack bar under the strict management of the colorful old man, wander around the Botanical Garden in the stupefying aroma of 300 varieties of roses, buy a carpet on Vernissage and find out what the favorite drink of Churchill is - Yerevan brandy..
- Step into the holy of holies of Yerevan - the citadel of the fortress of Erebuni.
- Photographed against the backdrop of a magnificent five buildings on the Republic Square.
- Visit the Museum of Manuscripts "Matenadaran" - one of the largest collections of ancient texts in the world.
- Try shish kebab khorovats and drink a meal with home wine.
- Buy an excellent carpet with a sense in the legendary "Tufenkian carpets."
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How to get to Yerevan
Of the three Moscow airports - Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodedovo - 7 flights are sent daily to Yerevan. The direction is serviced by Aeroflot, Armavia and S7 Airlines. The flight takes from 2 hours 35 minutes to 3 hours. Yerevan Airport "Zvartnots" is located 14 km from the city center. To overcome this distance, you can take a taxi for about 10 USD or by bus number 107, delivering guests to the capital directly to the Opera House (the rate is about 0, 7 USD).
You can also arrive in Yerevan by train: the journey will take at least 4 days and pass through the territory of Azerbaijan and Georgia (you will need a Georgian visa).
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Weather in Yerevan
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Transport in the city
The center of Yerevan is easy to explore during walking. In this case, it is necessary to be careful when crossing the streets and, especially, walking along the roadside - local drivers look slightly down on the idle population (if at all).
Yerevan Metro has a single line and operates from 6:30 am to 11 pm. Trains run every 5 minutes. The fare is 100 AMD.
Another popular way of traveling around the city is minibuses, which run through all the streets of the capital without exception. Route numbers and main stops along the route are indicated on the windshield. The tariff is 100 AMD within Yerevan, the money is transferred to the driver at the exit from the car.
Taxi in Yerevan is a convenient and inexpensive means of transport. Not all of them are equipped with counters, so the cost of the trip should be discussed in advance. In most cases, the amount will not be more than 1000 AMD. Among other things, a taxi can be rented for the whole day for about 20 USD.
Yerevan cuisine and restaurants
You can eat in Yerevan absolutely anywhere: no matter where you are, for sure within a radius of 100 meters there will be a couple of public catering establishments. The choice of dishes offered by the Armenian, Oriental, Georgian, European, Chinese and many other cuisines. It is possible to have a good dinner for 8-10 USD, and a hearty snack "in a working-class" - for a couple of dollars. Certainly it is worth to try shish kebab ("khorovats"), garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables, "kufta" meatballs, khinkali dumplings and dolma of grape leaves.
It makes sense to order Armenian wine ("Old Yerevan" is one of the best) or fruit vodka (from mulberries, cherries, pears, peaches, apricots, etc.) to the meal. Well, you must definitely digest with famous cognac.
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Shopping and shopping
Penny knickknacks and expensive works of art can be purchased at the famous Vernisazh market, which every weekend unfolds on the Republic Square, in the center of Yerevan. On the eponymous art market around the monument to Martiros Saryan (next to the square of the Opera House) they sell paintings by local artists, and here really wonderful paintings come across.
For Armenian carpets "for home, for the family" go to the Mergeryan factory, and more outstanding specimens should be found in the "Tufenkian Carpets" store in Tumanyan Street. Here you can add to your carpet your initials or favorite saying, as well as weave a soft masterpiece entirely according to your sketch. Old carpets can be purchased in the antique shops of the city.
Do not forget to take with you a couple of bottles of fragrant Armenian cognac, in abundance sold in supermarkets of the city and enotecks.
Entertainment, excursions and sights of Yerevan
The oldest architectural monument of Yerevan is the ruins of the Erebuni fortress, the best in terms of safety among the surviving remnants of Urartu culture .The total territory of the complex is about 100 hectares, for the tourists there is a citadel - palace, religious and household parts .At the entrance to the fortress one can see a copy of the basalt stone with cuneiform writing, announcing the foundation of Erebuni in 782 g to n .e .The floor of the main hall of the temple of the god Haldi was laid out of wooden plaques - exactly like modern parquet .The objects of the life of the inhabitants of the fortress and other artifacts are collected in the museum of Erebuni, at the foot of the hill .
Interesting are the ancient churches of Yerevan - St. Hakob and St. Zoravor, St. Hovhannes-Mkrtich (in the educational center of the church you can learn modern and ancient Armenian languages) and St. Katogike. The monument of Islamic arhitecture - the magnificent Blue Mosque.
The center of the capital is the Republic Square, created, like most modern districts of Yerevan, by the architect Tamanyan. On the perimeter are 5 buildings built of tufa and basalt - the Museum of the History of Armenia, the Government House, the Post Office, the Foreign Ministry building and the Mariott Armenia Hotel. Elegant buildings "Bel Epok" lined up along the street Abovyan: here you can see Art Nouveau, Art Nouveau and elegant Neo-Moorish style. Special attention should be paid to the building of the Opera (on the Theater Square) - flight, space and "light" classicism.
Certainly worth a stroll along the Cascade - an architectural and landscape complex with wide stairs, flower beds and fountains. Climbing to the top, you can enjoy a beautiful view of Yerevan. Another popular place for walking is the plateau of Tsitsernakaberd - an extensive park with an obelisk to the victims of the genocide of 1915, a mausoleum and a beautiful spruce alley. In search of romance, go to the Park of Lovers - shady alleys, cozy benches and an atmosphere of love.
From museums it is worth to visit the State Museum of the History of Armenia and the State Picture Gallery, the Manuscript Museum "Matenadaran" - one of the largest collections of ancient texts in the world, the Museum of Folk Art, the Giotto workshop-museum, the Armenian Genocide Museum.
The most popular tour of Yerevan is a visit to the Yerevan Brandy Factory, which has been leading its history since 1887. Visitors will visit the storage rooms, tell about the history, traditions and modern technologies of the beverage production, will teach to distinguish the taste of cognacs of different brands. In the store at the factory you can buy the goods you like. Photos of Yerevan (75)