Rest in Armenia. Gastronomic tour in Armenia for 5 days with an enriched program

Day 1 - Arrival After meeting at the "Zvartnots" airport, a transfer to the city of Yerevan will be organized for you. After checking in at the hotel, you will stroll through Yerevan, an ancient city that is 29 years older than the Eternal City of Rome. A little later, a cognac tasting will be organized for you. Finally, a welcome dinner with a folklore program (folk song and dance ensemble - Yerevan) in one of the most favorite restaurants in the capital - "Tavern Yerevan". Overnight: hotel in Yerevan Day 2 - Echmiadzin - Yerevan After breakfast at the hotel you will go to Echmiadzin - the religious center of all Armenians. Here you will visit the Mother See Cathedral and see the treasury of Holy Etchmiadzin. We will also visit the Church of St. Gayane, St. Hripsime Tour will continue to the "Van Ardi" winery. This brand belongs to the Armenian company of the same name, which is the family enterprise of the winemaker Varuzhan Muradyan. It is noteworthy that the owner of the enterprise Varuzhan Muradyan, a financier by education, recently returned to his homeland from the United States in order to devote himself to winemaking. He admits that he initially took up this as a hobby: he attended courses at the University of California, traveled to France to learn more about the technology for the production of French wines. After a while, he caught fire with a dream that his native Armenia, famous for the most part for the production of cognac, would start producing elite wines that could take a worthy place among foreign competitors. Van Ardi wine was awarded medals at the Areni Wine Festival, as well as five gold and two silver medals - within one of the most important international venues - Mundus Vini. On the way back, you will visit the ruins of the Zvartnots temple (7th century), which in its beauty and grandeur was an unsurpassed creation of its time. We will also visit the Machanents Tun Art Center, which is a visiting card of Echmiadzin's cultural tourism. The center is visited by hundreds of children, drawing, studying and playing here, and tourists use the facilities of the guest house's infrastructure. In 2017, 20 thousand tourists visited here Day 3 - Khor Virap - Areni - Noravank - Yerevan After breakfast you will go to the south of Armenia, where the Khor Virap monastery is located. If you go up to the monastery on clear days, you can admire the incredibly beautiful view of Mount Ararat. Here one gets the impression that the biblical mountain is so close that you can touch it with your hand. The journey will continue to the wine-making region of Armenia, to the valley of the Arpa River. Here you will visit the Khin Areni winery. After tasting a chilled white wine, you will climb a plateau with a beautiful view of the city. Then head along the ancient trail to the canyon, where the medieval Noravank Monastery is hidden between the red rocks, one of the most impressive in all of Armenia. But the most impressive sight of the third day is the Areni-1 cave, where the oldest traces of winemaking on the planet were discovered during archaeological excavations several years ago. The grape seeds found at the bottom of local amphorae are about 6100 years old! Next, you will go to Gastro Yard Stepanyan. Overnight: hotel in Yerevan. Meals: breakfast, lunch Day 4 - Garni-Geghard-Yerevan After breakfast you will go on an excursion to the Garni monastery and the pagan temple of Geghard. We have added a "zest" to this excursion in the form of a real master class on the traditional baking of Armenian lavash! On the way, we will stop near the Charents Arch, because it is from here that you can see magnificent views of the pride of Armenia - Mount Ararat. After the tour of Garni, we will take a short break and visit a local restaurant, where they will show you how to bake real Armenian lavash. After the master class, we go further to the Geghard monastery complex. tasting of wines, cognac. Overni