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some of the important routes of medieval great Silk Road

Among all the tour operators in Armenia our company “Armenia Holidays” is one of the leading companies in hospitality service. We offer different to please and satisfy the curiosity and interests of any visitor to our country.

Being an ancient country Armenia is so rich with cultural monuments that can offer different cultural tours to Armenia. They will give you the breathtaking feeling of finding yourself in one of the oldest civilizations of the world, where the oldest leather shoe has been found, where one of the oldest observatories is situated, some of the important routes of medieval great Silk Road are passing through Armenia and the world’s longest Arial Tramways can be experienced only during your holidays in Armenia.
The testimonials of our many holiday makers come to prove that Armenian mountains have magical positive energy on hikers and that the mountains can transfer the power and strength coming from the centuries. The majority of travelers after departure stated “…my feet still walk in your mountains and my mind is still in your hospitable land…” .
Due to the high mountain chains and deep gorges our country was able to resist attacks of centuries. Many of the sights are inaccessible for transportation and are passable for the travelers who come to do only hiking in Armenia So here are some privileges of a hiking tour: you feel authentic and pure nature, you visit the places where no man’s foot has been, you eat the locals’ food and the people in the regions are so animated by the newcomers and by the attention paid to them that they are ready to share the last peace of bread with you.
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Let’s start virtual and pass through 3000 years old history beginning from Erebuni fortress dating back to 782 BC and ending up to our days. It is the meeting of the past and the future. History is written and stored in its monuments and memorials and in the memories of its older generations that are trying to pass the reminiscences onto the younger generation. In this already cosmopolitan city you can come across with 5 floor buildings remaining still from the Soviet times on the background of big modern buildings, you will of course shop around the modern supermarkets but still the flee market of Vernissage has its own charm and no tourist leaves Armenia without buying a nice souvenir or bargain from here.

Venice of the North: Amsterdam

Amsterdam the largest city of the Netherlands has its name derived from ‘Amstel Dam’, a dam built on river Amstel. Amsterdam was a small fishing village founded in the 12th century. However, it gained importance by becoming one of the important ports during the Dutch Golden Age, a leading center of finance and diamonds. The world famous Indian diamond the “Kohinoor” was cut in Amsterdam.

With most people preferring to commute by bicycle the city houses more than 1 million bikes.

The Van Gogh Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum of Amsterdam contain the largest Van Gogh collections in the world.

The city lies below sea level and is entirely built on piles, by means of huge stakes driven into the ground.

Though the city is the capital of the Netherlands, it does not have a parliament.

Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,200 bridges within its bounds hence the title Venice of the North.

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the center of the city is the oldest stock exchange in the world.

Amsterdam made the sale of cannabis legal and is home to more than 300 coffee shops, which are legally allowed to sell up to 5 gm of soft drugs per person.<

ABN AMRO, Akzo Nobel, Heineken International, ING Group, Ahold, TomTom, Delta Lloyd Group and Philips, are among the large Dutch corporations and banks headquartered in Amsterdam.

The best car rental companies in Amsterdam are Avis, Alamo, Dollar, Europcar, Thrifty, Hertz and Budget.