Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh

Deirdre Holding and her husband, Nicholas, first visited Armenia in 2001, as ordinary tourists. She was closely involved in the preparation of the first two editions of Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh, written by Nicholas, and after he died in 2008 she took over the authorship for the third and now the fourth edition, continuing to visit the country regularly. She is not a member of the Armenian diaspora and can therefore write about the country objectively. Having originally visited as a tourist she knows which aspects need particular explanation for the general tourist but also covers the country in enough detail for the guidebook to be useful to members of the Armenian diaspora.

GENERAL INFORMATION 1
Chapter 1 Background Information 3
Geography and climate 3, Natural history and
conservation 5, History 12, Economy 30, People 32,
Language 34, Religion 35, Education 40, Culture 40
Chapter 2 Practical Information 57
When to visit 57, Highlights 57, Suggested itineraries
58, Tourist information 59, Tour operators 60, Red
tape 64, Getting there and away 66, Health 69, Safety
73, What to take 76, Money and budgeting 76, Getting
around 79, Accommodation 85, Eating and drinking
88, Public holidays and festivals 95, Shopping 97, Arts
and entertainment 98, Historic sites 100, Media and
communications 100, Business 102, Buying property 103,
Cultural etiquette 103, Travelling positively 104
PART TWO THE GUIDE 107
Chapter 3 Yerevan 109
History 109, Getting there and away 111, Getting around
111, Tourist information 115, Where to stay 115, Where
to eat and drink 121, Entertainment and nightlife 123,
Shopping 125, Other practicalities 126, What to see and
do 128
Chapter 4 The Central Provinces 159
Aragatsotn province 159, Ararat province 177, Armavir
province 185, Gegharkunik province 196, Kotayk province
209
Chapter 5 The Northern Provinces 223
Shirak province 223, Lori province 239, Tavush province
263
Chapter 6 The Southern Provinces 279
Vayots Dzor province 279, Syunik province 298
Chapter 7 Nagorno Karabagh 321
History 323, Government 327, Red tape 327, Getting
there and away 328, Getting around 329, Where to stay
329, Where to eat and drink 331, Shopping 332, Other
practicalities 332, What to see and do 333
Appendix 1 Language 345
Appendix 2 Further Information 355
Index 360