Armenia: Silk Road 8 days

What is Armenia? Armenia is a country with the ancient and legendary history: Armenia is the carved of stones khachkars; Armenia is the noise of water of the lake Sevan; Armenia is mount Ararat, the legendary mount described in the Bible where Noah landed his Ark; Armenia is generousness and hospitality of it’s inhabitants; Armenia is the flavor of shashlik (grilled meat) attracting guests to the table like a magnet; Armenia is the sounds of the musical instrument duduk which the Armenian people shrine in their hearts. In XII B.C. the formation of the Armenian people had already started on the territory of the Armenian highland. And in 80-70 years B.C. the major government had been already created under the rule of Tigrane II the Great – this was the Kingdom of the Great Armenia covering the area from the Caspian Sea till Palestine and Egypt. The significant moment in the history of this country is the adoption of Christianity as the government religion because Armenia was the...