20 Fun Facts About Armenia to Know Before You Go, Yerevan, Armenia

I聽cannot believe it has been almost one month since our Armenian adventure. My Russian and I spent 5 days touring this ancient place. Despite our short stay, we managed to squeeze in quite a bit from exploring Yerevan, Armenia鈥檚 capital city, visiting the healing hot springs of Jermuk, lunching in the seaside town of Sevan and attending a traditional Armenian wedding.

I knew very little about Armenia before our trip, but thanks to our friend Edik who was also our guide throughout most of the trip, I learned a lot along the way. He also dropped several fun facts on us that enhanced my experience and now I鈥檓 excited to share them with you! Below are 20 fun facts about Armenia to know before you go.

1. Armenia鈥檚 capital, Yerevan, is known as the 鈥減ink city鈥� because of the pink stones used in many of its buildings. It was pretty foggy during our stay, so the stones didn鈥檛 have the same glow as they would on a sunny day, but you can sort of see the pinkish hues in the cover photo above. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 20 Fun Facts About Armenia to Know Before You Go
Guide Location: Armenia » Yerevan
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sarah Yekinni
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