Pink-stone boulevards, Republic Square, the Cascade steps and a café culture that runs late into the night.
Armenia's capital and largest city is built of rose-coloured tuff stone. Start at Republic Square, climb the Cascade Complex for views of Mount Ararat, browse the weekend Vernissage craft market, and visit the Cafesjian Center for the Arts.
The heart of Armenian wine country. Nearby, the Areni-1 cave holds the world's oldest known winery — a wine press and fermentation jars dating to roughly 4100 BC. Taste the local Areni Noir grape at the village wineries.
A forested spa town nicknamed the "Armenian Switzerland", surrounded by Dilijan National Park. Walk the restored Sharambeyan Street of craft workshops, then hike to the Haghartsin and Goshavank monasteries hidden in the woods..
Vagharshapat, better known as Etchmiadzin, is the spiritual centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Its cathedral, founded in the early 4th century, is considered one of the oldest cathedrals in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.