Welcome to Yerevan the capital of Armenia in this video, I am bringing you with me
to this city and I'm going to show you the best things you can do in Yerevan
Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world. It might come as a surprise to you but Yerevan
is actually older than Rome. In 2018 the city celebrated its 2800th birthday and nowadays
It is home to more than one million people, one-third of Armenia's population. Yerevan has a long history
and it has been ruled by Arabs, persians Turks, Georgians and Russians. you can still see their
impact on the city and you can find many soviet architecture buildings here. perhaps
the most impressive example of soviet architecture is this giant stairway the cascade complex one of the main
attractions in Yerevan. Tourists come here to climb the stairs for the best view of the city
if you don't fancy walking all the way up you can go inside and take the escalator to the top
the climb up here might seem so tough and actually during the hot day it is a bit tough
but it's worth the climb because when you are here at the top, you can have a great view of the whole city
and you can see Mount Ararat.
​Mount Ararat is where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood
and it is considered to be the national symbol of Armenia, even though it is located in Turkey
the next stop is the modern part of Yerevan Northern Avenue, this car-free street connects the
opera house to Republic Square and it is my favourite place in Yerevan
during the day it might seem empty and just a place for shopping but in
the evening it's bustling with people and it is where you can see Armenian street performers
there are a lot of good restaurants and coffees around this area
right now we are in Lavash restaurant one of the most famous restaurants in
Yerevan actually many people who have been in Yerevan or some of the locals they suggested
us to come here the first time we tried to come here they didn't have any table
available but luckily for us today we found the table and I ordered pomegranate drink it's not a
fresh pomegranate juice but it's homemade pomegranate drink let me try it
it is so sweet
we ordered Tolma with cabbage leaf which is actually dolma I think it has beef when you
order it in Greece usually you get it without meat but here is different let me try one
it mince beef it's so tasty
I really like it the other dish we order is khinkali and we tried once we were in Georgia
this time we got the fried khinkhali this is how in Georgia they told us we should eat it
i should suck the juice
you can see there is meat inside and i love it
here is Gum Market where you can find local Armenian products
including meat, vegetable and some dry fruits
here you can actually taste whatever they are selling they give you to try
this one is dry peach
this is for Bruno this one looks like candy but Armenian candy with nuts inside
it's so sweet but the nuts kind of like balance the sweetness I like it thank you
I really liked it and I bought it and the price was quite cheap also it's 1000 Daram
the other market you must visit while in Yerevan is Vernissage Market. the name is french and
means art exhibition preview if you like flea market as much as I do you should come here
and here you can find a lot of art crafts and local products
basically you can find anything and everything here it is a great place to buy a souvenir
this market is open every day and it is located just behind the Republic Square metro station
Armenia is a Christian country but they have a mosque and it's a Blue mosque
this blue mosque looks like many other mosques in Iran, especially in the city of Isfahan
this is the style Iranians use for the mosque The Blue Mosque was built in the 18th century during
the Persian reign over Armenia and it is the only remaining mosque in the country
all other mosques in Armenia were demolished during the Soviet era
a visit to Armenia is not complete without visiting the Armenian genocide memorial
the present identity of Armenians was very much shaped by the Armenian genocide
in 1915 when over 1 million people lost their lives
this is definitely not a happy place but it is important to understand the history of Armenia and its people
thanks for watching and see you in the next video