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sweet little cultural museum with friendly guides
Marywhotravels Says: I was amazed that the sleepy, mountain town of Dilijan had not one, but two adorable little museums! This is the central museum, part of a brand new tourist complex being built by the Tufenkian Group as an attempt to revitalize the area. They've recently renovated an entire...
50th anniversary of the soviet in Armenia
call_me_rhia Says: Far out in the distance, and cleverly conceived to be seen from all over town , there's a tall crown-shaped large white monument.It is the monument for the 50th anniversary of the soviet in Armenia.
call_me_rhia Says: The Russian steps are not called like this - but nowhere I was able to find out anything about them. They are a bizarre feature of Myasnikyan poghots - they start from nowhere and lead to nowhere. An inscription at the base of the step, complete with hammer and sickle, and...
call_me_rhia Says: Nothing to see by the main roundabout - but this is likely where you'll end up when arriving in Dilijan... You can find everything you need at the small grocery store, and right next to it, in case you need it, there's the pharmacy (see photo) and exchange office - with the...
B&B Nina: Quaint & comfortable little family guesthouse
Marywhotravels Says: This guesthouse was recommended to me by the Dilijan Tourist Office (2680-5651), and I was very pleased that they did. It's a charming country house owned by Nina Khovananyan. Her daughter speaks English, but she's sometimes in Yerevan, so you'll have to make do with Nina's...
mikeocalla Says: O.K., I was driven around by a taxi driver when I first arrived in Dilijan. He first drove me up somewhere on a hillside to some A-frame cabins that were on the grounds of a university of some sort. It was a long walk down the hill to town and the whole place, including the...
volodja and karin galecian: homestay...
call_me_rhia Says: When we left Tbilisi, two travelers had given us the name and address of this homestay - just in case, they said. The owner, Karin, lives in Yerevan and is a teacher of English and in summer she spend her holidays in Dilijian with her husband Volodja, and rent out a room or...
Ghazarayan's Guesthouse (Dili Villa)
MalenaN Says: In Dilijan I stayed at a lovely guesthouse, Ghazaryan’s Guesthouse (Dili Villa). Home at the moment when I was there was the manager Nune and her daughter in law, Anne. They were very kind and helpful and cooked great food. Bed, breakfast and dinner (more than you can eat)...
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When you stay at karin and volodja galecian homestay, three meals areincluded in the price. Home-cooked meals, obviously.
Favorite Dish: Ask Karin to make you her famous dolmas - they are the best. She's also great at making soups and barbecue. Ask her husband Volodja to let you taste his home-made wodka, it's a killer. And before you go to bed, tell Karin what you would like for breakfast, or else she'll cook you huge omelettes, sausages and noodles... had we known, we would have asked her fdor bread and jam
Updated Aug 23, 2006
Address: uliza lermontova 24
MalenaN Says: Nune from the guesthouse was going to Yerevan the same morning as I was going to Sevan. We decided to take the 10 o’clock minibus together. As we arrived at the bus stop (near the roundabout) it turned out the bus was late so we shared a taxi with two other people (I guess...
call_me_rhia Says: To visit the monasteries of Goshavank and Haghardzin you will need to hire a taxi. The guesthouse where you are staying will likely help you to find one - or else go to the main roundabout and you'll find one there.You shouldn't pay more than 10000 for the trip - it'll take...
MalenaN Says: I took a taxi from the guesthouse in Dilijan (Nune at the guesthouse called one for me) to Haghartsin and Goshavank. The whole trip took a bit more than three hours and then I went home to the taxi driver and met his lovely family, had coffee, ice cream and chocolate. The...
MalenaN Says: I was told the minibus to Dilijan, from Vanadzor, left at 9.00. When I had breakfast I was told it left at 8.30 and hurried up, didn't want to be without ticket. 8.15 I arrived at the bus station and was shown to the marshrutka (minibus) to Dilijan. In the window of the...
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Dilijan is famous for its mineral water - and the water plant, “Dilijan Frolova Balka”, is located out of town. In theory it's the same water that one would get from the tab... in practice I don't think it should be recommended... the water may be good - but the state of most plumbing systems is so bad as to potentially turn good water into bad.
Our hosts did not drink tab water but bought it at the shop instead... and I would suggest to do the same. Just in case...
Written Aug 23, 2006
emily11 Says: If we would like to talk about danger in Dilijan, then there is no more important thing to talk about rather than health. I stayed in a hotel named "Dili Villa" which is a nice place, but no hygine care is taken. The place is dirty, especially the toilets, so I had worries...
call_me_rhia Says: Watch your steps - the terrain is uneven and if you are not careful it's easy to fall and hurt yourself. If you do - second warning - avoid the hospitals of Dilijian. After some evident x-rays they told me i had a micro-fracture in my arm, made a tentative casting and sent...
call_me_rhia Says: Goshavank Monastery belongs to the Dilijan district, in the small village of Gosh. It was built in the 12/13 century, after a earthquake had destroyed a previous monastery (Ghetik) with the help of a man named Mkhitar Gosh.The churches of the complex are nice but not...
call_me_rhia Says: Haghartsin is the most popular monastery around Dilijan, and it is located several kilometers east: it consists of three churches (St. Gregory, St. Stepanos, St. Astvatsatsin) and a refectory. It's nested amid woods.St. Gregory was built in the 10th century, while the...
GIPA Says: From Yerevan , I took a tour to Dilijan , taking a short stop at the lovely lake SEVAN. Dilijan is a nice area , covered by hornbeam forrests where you can visit Goshavank and Haghardzin monasteries , from century XII . Really worths a visit. THE HIDDEN MONASTERIES.
call_me_rhia Says: Dilijan is a city in the north of Armenia, in the Tavush regionì. It is somwetimes called the "Little Switzerland" of Armenia, mainly because it is surrounded by pine-covered mountains. Being Swiss I can tell you that the similarities end here: it surely looks like the town...
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