Spots to relax in Armenia - the Cascade and the hot springs: mediaFebruary 19, 2018 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Elena Gnatik from Newsler.ru has revealed details from her recent trip to Armenia, describing the miraculous architecture and town planning, local cuisine and other interesting moments from the journey. Spending a whole day in Yerevan, the journalist managed to visit the Victory Park, where she walked the Heroes Alley and saw memorials, military equipment, the eternal flame and the Mother Armenia monument, erected in honor of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. Afterwards, she took a walk at the Cascade in downtown Yerevan.
“The Grand Cascade encompasses systematically ordered and artistically designed staircases, sculptures, fountains and flower beds, which in general represent a monumental structure of architecture that adorns the city," says the publication, adding that there are shops everywhere, glowing figures and unusual art objects in the Cascade which were brought from different parts of the world. The article also provides details about the Armenian national dish, the khash: "Everyone who goes to travel to Armenia needs to try it. Friends from Armenia said the dish is served on the second day of the wedding, so that the guests don't get hungry for a long time.” Also, the author of the article had time to visit the village of Arzakan, located at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level and enjoy the famous hot springs of the mountainous Armenian village. “Hot springs help relieve nervous tension, stress, restore the circulatory system,” she said, describing the experience as a fairytale. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |