| Whether your
interest lies in art, architecture, language, religion or simply good food and
wine, Yerevan has a unique range of attractions to offer. Along with its status
as the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion, Armenia's greatest
pride is its ancient language, one of the first to appear in written form. The
Matenadaran Manuscript Museum, home to over 12,000 beautifully illustrated manuscripts
dating back to 887 AD, is unmissable. Views of Mount Ararat, rising out of clouds
to the west, are best from Erebuni Fortress Museum set on hills overlooking the
city. A drive through the green hills, east
of Yerevan, will lead you to the spectacularly situated pagan temple of the sun
at Garni. In cliffs further up the wooded river valley, Armenia's Christian heritage
is reflected in the extraordinary acoustics of the 7th-century Gerghard Cave Monastery. |  |
| Regent
recommends...bartering for hand-made
jewellery, obsidian chess sets, carpets,
abstract
paintings at Vernissage. This huge weekend open-air flea market is
centrally located on Pavstos Biuzand Boulevard - just follow the crowds.
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