A short photo guide on how to explore Yerevan and the surroundings
Armenia is a small, but fascinating country, full of flavours and authenticity. It is still an underrated country, which means that you can still get to experience everything at a decent price and with less tourists.
In our personal opinion, few days should be enough to visit it, being such a small country.
Visa
The good news is that there are many countries which are visa exempted, Romania included. The full list can be found here.
For the rest, you can check your visa requirements here.
When to go
Being a temperate country, the best time to go is during the summer months, maybe even late spring and early fall. We went in June and was absolutely perfect.
Currency and payments
Local currency is Armenian Dram and cards can be used mostly everywhere.
Getting around
The best option to get around Yerevan is by taxi. There is an app – Yandex – which works extremely well and provide the best fares. This app is the eastern Uber. You can pay in app, by card. However, you will need a local phone number for confirmation.
For getting around the country, you can either choose a tour or rental car. We booked a small car for 1 day with Local Cars Armenia and we were happy with the service.
Yerevan
It is an impressive city laying at the base of mount Ararat. Called the “pink city”, it is a mix between an up and coming culture, cool places to hang out and old buildings. There are many coffee houses, restaurants and monuments to check out. Here is an extensive list of things to do in Yerevan.
LUMEN COFFEE HOUSE
ARAGIL FORMER RESTAURANT
CITY VIEWS FROM CASCADE COMPLEX AND THE MEMORIAL
PHOTOGRAPH LOCAL ARCHITECTURE
Apart from this, we tried Dolmama Armenian Restaurant and we found some local designer stores, such as: 5concept ( and the store next to it which doesn`t appear on Maps ), Nelly Nazaryan and Man in Town. But there were a lot of other local shops.
Also, you can try Tashir Underground shopping mall, for a collection of local shops.
Our day trip: Sevanavank, Noravank and Khor Virap monasteries
This was our one day road-trip: 350 km in aproximately 10 hrs, including all the stops. The roads were generally in good condition, with few exceptions while crossing the mountains towards Noravank. However, a small car is enough.
Below, some more photos to inspire you. All done on Sony A7III and IV and our DJI Mavic 3 Classic.
Can it be more cheesy than this? :))
