Parajanov's “The Color of Pomegranates” (1969), a tribute to the poet Sayat-Nova, is one of the most mesmerising films ever made.
Armenia was the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion, in the year 301.
Khor Virap monastery is best photographed in the morning, Mount Ararat as a backdrop. An eSIM helps: the GG or Yandex app in Yerevan, offline maps to Tatev and reviews of Areni's wine cellars.