The Telegraph has covered the attractions in Armenia with an extensive article in its Travel section.

“It’s mid afternoon in a mountain village close to the Azerbaijan border and the air is thick with the smoke of a dozen chargrill barbecues. Men are turning giant skewers of chicken and lamb on the coals while their obedient sons fan the flames, dressed in traditional Armenian costume,” this is how the author of the article, Frank Gardner describes his first impression of Armenia after his visit, according to Tert.am.

The author of the article also covers the Areni Wine Festival in October, describing the sound of rivers and the young couples strolling in the heart of the nature under the sun, as well as the crowded markets in the rural communities.

“You know you’re in wine country the moment you arrive at Yerevan airport. You can’t really miss it as there’s a 20ft high inflatable wine bottle parked outside the terminal,” writes the Englishman.

The Englishman emphasizes the fact that Armenians from the large overseas diaspora who visit for the first time are said to be pleasantly surprised by how modern, safe and civilised Yerevan is.

“But then you look up to the horizon and there, towering over everything, is the magnificent, awe-inspiring snow-capped peak of Mount Ararat, 5,165 metres high and just across the border in Turkey. “It used to be ours,” lament Armenians,” the author states.

The British journalist also visited Geghard Monastery. “Up a steep, cobbled road, through an archway, past pine trees swaying beneath yellow crags, this World Heritage-listed monastery is named after the lance said to have speared Christ’s flesh at the crucifixion,” the author of the article concludes.