The Glory of the North

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➊ The first day of the tour will take you to one of Armenia's most beautiful regions- Aragatsotn, unveiling for you the riches of its secular and religious past. At the first stop, you will enjoy the beauty of the Aruch Caravanserai that dates to the 13th century. The medieval roadside inn was located on the road connecting Ani with Dvin, in important part of the network of routes on Armenia's Silk Road.

➋ The Cathedral of Talin will amaze you with its architectural beauty. It is one of the gems of 7^th century Armenian Christian Architecture- a stunning structure with beautiful frescoes and a dodecagonal drum.

➌ The trip's last stop, the Fortress of Dashtadem dating to the 10^th century, will give insight into the medieval Armenian reinforcements.

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➊ The far North-East of the country is famous for Gyumri. It is an urban municipal community and the second largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, it was one of the largest cities of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population like that of Yerevan. The city's population grew above 200,000 prior to the 1988 Spitak earthquake, when it was devastated. Gyumri is the seat of the Diocese of Shirak of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Archaeological excavations conducted throughout the Soviet period have shown that the area of modern-day Gyumri has been populated since at least the third millennium BC. The area was mentioned as Kumayri in the historic Urartian inscriptions dating back to the 8th century BC. The city is also unique with its 18th-to-19th century urban architecture. The first half of the day will allow you to enjoy the unprecedented atmosphere of the city. The restaurants of Gyumri are also gastronomically unique, so the amazing lunch is also guaranteed! The residents of Gyumri are widely known as conservative people. Traditions and local customs are widely preserved by the local citizens. It is very common among Armenians to refer to the dignity of Gyumri. Gyumri is the "laughter and humor capital" of Armenia. Though the city laid in ruins after the 1988 Armenian Earthquake, it managed to preserve many museums and monuments.

➋ The second site of the day is the beautiful Dsegh Village, home to one of Armenia's most beloved and renowned writers, Hovhannes Tumanyan. The educational visit to his house-museum will not only tell you about his life and literary heritage but will also take you into the past of local life, its facets and simplicity. You will learn about how life in an Armenian is and was like, what people drank and ate, what they did for a living and for leisure. The magnificent Kobayr Monastery located in the mountains of Lori will inspire you with its magnificence, height, and solemness.

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➊ The third day of the journey will take you to Lermontovo, the residence of one of Armenia's largest ethnic minorities. In the village, you will meet the representatives of the Russian Molokan Community, believers who were exiled to Armenian by Catherine the Great following the end of the second Russo-Persian war. You will get to enjoy ethnic Russian food, talk to the locals, learn their past and partake of their present.

➋ Following a beautiful walk in Dilijan, one of Armenia's greenest and most beautiful communities, you will enjoy the vast openness of Lake Sevan. These are in the Eastern and the North-Eastern parts of Armenia, which, just like any other part of the country, are astoundingly beautiful. They boast different, yet equally stunning landscapes and offer fresh air and velvet-green woodlands.

➌ Followed by a ride through the captivating mountain ranges of alpine pastures, the first site of the trip- the Sevan Peninsula, has much to offer. The peninsula, which was once an island, is in Lake Sevan, the second biggest high-altitude freshwater lake in the world. The peninsula also holds one of the oldest monasteries in the country, the Sevanavank Monastery.