Yerevan Travel Guide

 DAO Says:  When I explained to my taxi driver that I needed Armenian Drams (AMD) - he stopped at the grocery store. I kept thinking I would be ripped off and the driver would get a commission from the store. I could not have been more wrong. SAS is a modern chain of grocery stores and... 

 arikoko Says:  Well I was on a business trip to Yerevan and had no time to grasp the culture and history( fortunately, after my conference held at Marriot Armenia, i walked through Yerevan's Republic Square and noticed restaurant ARARAT. As it turned out later it was the oldest restaurant... 

 etfromnc Says:  The State History Museum in Republic Square (formerly Lenin Square) is notable for the statues of Catherine the Great and Lenin which are squirreled away in a back courtyard ready for any change in the political winds. The important archaeological collection from the Stone... 

 etfromnc Says:  This appears to be the tourism and shopping center, as well as the geographic center, of Yerevan. The square was started in the 1940s in a traditional Armenian architectural style, as Lenin Square, but it was not completed until the 1970s. The arches of the buildings lining... 

 etfromnc Says:  The Matenadaran Manuscript Collection housed at Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts is of prime importance for the study of the history and culture of Armenia as well as Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, and several other Middle Eastern countries. Works by some... 

 etfromnc Says:  Have you ever heard of the Armenian genocide. Most people have not but many more of us should have. Early in the 20th Century, the Ottoman Turks tried to solve their "Armenian problem" by exterminating all of the Armenians living within their territories. (Does that remind... 

 DAO Says:  Although this place is in some guide books, an there is a VT tip extolling its virtues in 2011, I can assure you this derelict looking door was the entrance to this now closed restaurant. And this photo was taken by me in 2010! It was once a wonderful sounding Uzbek... 

 RobertoS9 Says:  Sushi toria and Pizza toria are two resturants of one chain. They really serve the best sushi at fair prices in Yerevan on Bayron street sushi toria restaurant and have the real italian pizza in wood oven made by Italian chef on Tumanyan street.Both restaurants have amazing... 

 jaimeyerevan Says:  personnel très accueillant, excellente music surtout (deep généralement) , ambiance sympa, on faisais souvent des after ou des apéro dans ce bar, on est même devenu potes avec le propriétaire, un jeune homme super gentil.Bref si vous êtes à Yerevan et vous connaissez pas... 

 lotharscheer Says:  Take a minibus (Marshrutka) from Kilikya Avtokayan (bus terminal, get there from Mesrop Mashtots Poghota, near Opera with minibus 15, 100 Dram), it was about 6 hours in both directions, 5000 Dram (slighly better bus) to Stepanakert, 4500 the way back. Several leave in the... 

 Assenczo Says:  The transport between Armenia and Georgia or rather Yerevan and Tbilisi, that makes the most sense is a minibus. Locally it is known as "marshrutka" and runs from the bus station in Yerevan. It costs 6500AMD and starts at 9:00am. The whole trip lasts around 5 1/2 hours which... 

 TTontherun Says:  This little city, very close to Yerevan, is never on tourist maps but its churches, old houses and traditional food, especially whatever is done with walnuts, is well worth the trip. Ask around and find someone local who will give you a tour. The main attractions, which are...