Each year, travelers and locals wait in anticipation for one of the biggest wine festivals in Armenia, and one of the biggest in the entire region. That festival is the Areni Wine Festival! If you love wine and want to try local Armenian wine from endemic grape species, head to Areni and participate in the […]
Category Archives: Food & Drink
Manti is one of our favorite Armenian dishes with roots in Western Armenia. It is flavorful and we are delighted to have Mikayel Boyajian here sharing his favorite places to eat manti in Yerevan. Did I miss your favorite Armenian manti spot? Let us know in the comments! Thanks! What is Manti? Manti is a […]
It always amazes me how undiscovered Ashtarak is, particularly in the older part of the city. It is not uncommon to be able to get lost in its narrow streets, stumble upon monuments, and see old homes with traditional Armenian architecture. Perhaps this is part of the allure of Ashtarak… On each of these narrow […]
One of the most exciting events to pop up in the Armenian capital in recent years has been the biggest wine festival in the Caucasus, Yerevan Wine Days, a massive street festival in June on popular Saryan Street. This guide covers why you should visit Yerevan Wine Days, what to expect, and everything else you […]
Travelers might be surprised to learn that Yerevan is a city brimming with cafes. Yerevan cafes differ from one another; some are hidden behind buildings, some are lining the city’s streets, and some are inexplicably unique to cafes in other cities around the world. This is a guide to cafes in Yerevan that offer tasty […]
Aragatsotn, Food & Drink, Where to Stay
Preparing Sasna Klulik in the Colorful Garden at Noosh Guesthouse
Sometimes, you just want to take your laptop and camera and head to somewhere remote and enjoy time by yourself whether it be by working, relaxing, reading, or enjoying the peacefulness of nature. Well, I recently visited one of the small villages in the Aragatsotn region called Ashnak approximately 40 minutes away from Ashtarak town. […]