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Lori Canyon Trailrides
Alaverdi, Zoravar Andranik Street
Lori Canyon Trailrides company is organizing horseback ride tours along the Debed Canyon, including Debet, Dsegh, Odzun villages, and Tumanyan, Alaverdi cities. It’s a must-do experience visiting Lori to better feel the freedom of our mountains and feel like a local.
Lori Canyon Trailrides
Lori Canyon Treks
Vodka Destiling Master Class
Odzun, 22 str., house 4,
Nestled in the mountains, Odzun village is a place where you can fully immerse yourself in village life. In addition to overnight services, Odzun B&B also offers a Vodka distilling master class.
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The Tumanyan International Storytelling Festival, born from a shared dream among friends, is a magical weekend in the picturesque town of Tumanyan, northern Armenia. Named after the beloved 19th-century writer Hovhannes Tumanyan, the festival celebrates Armenia’s rich storytelling tradition through performances, readings, workshops, hikes, live music, and connections forged by the power of stories. Embracing the revival and reinterpretation of folk tales, fables, and diverse storytelling forms, the festival creates a vibrant space for storytelling enthusiasts.
The Edible Plants Festival 2023, set for July 22 in Dsegh, Armenia, celebrates foraged indigenous greens and herbs used in Armenian cuisine. Held in the birthplace of Tumanyan, the festival showcases traditional dishes made from locally gathered plants. Attendees can savor these foods, witness installations, and enjoy dramatized presentations, music, dance performances, and traditional Armenian activities. Supported by the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy, the event highlights the rich culinary heritage of Lori’s highland plateau.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Vanadzor city, 52 Tigran Mets Avenue
The Museum of Fine Arts was established in 1974 as a branch of the National Gallery. Having received independent status in 1979, it was transferred to municipal subordination.
About 1800 museum objects are displayed in the museum representing Armenian fine arts.
S. Zoryan House Museum
Vanadzor city, 24 Stepan Zoryan street
Stepan Zoryan, a prominent Armenian novelist of the 20th century, lived there from 1964-1967. 1962-64 In 1983, the built private house was approved as a house-museum by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR. The museum has 7 halls, two used as offices and one as a bedroom. The museum has about 2000 thousand. unit stock exhibits.
Vanadzor National Center of Aesthetics
city Vanadzor, Myasnikyan 19a
The branch was opened in 1984, with the efforts of the general director of the National Center of Aesthetics, Henrik Igityan, and the children’s exhibition hall is constantly in operation, where exhibitions of works and open classes are regularly organized.
Thairov summer house
city Vanadzor, Zakaryan 31
The summer house of Tairov was built in 1895 and was the summer house of Vasil Tairov, a wealthy Armenian winemaker. In 1999, with the efforts of Archbishop Sepuh Chuljian, leader of the Gugarats Diocese, Tairov’s country house was thoroughly repaired and rebuilt as the rectory of the Gugarats Diocese.
Lori-Pambak Geological Museum
Vanadzor city, Karen Demirchyan 23/1
It was founded in 1938 by archaeologist Yeghia Momjian. There are 34,000 samples in the museum dating back to the 4th BC millennium to the present day. In 1988 the museum lost its building due to the earthquake. The museum’s valuable collection was saved from the destroyed building.
Museum after Stepan Shahumyan
Stepanavan city, Garegin Nzhdeh 2
On May 24, 1934, by the decision of the Executive Committee of the Stepanavan District Council, the house of S. Shahomyan’s father-in-law was turned into a house-museum of S. Shahomyan. In 1899, Shahumyan founded the first Marxist group in Armenia in Vanadzor. The museum has 586 exhibited pieces, and 1515 exhibits are available in the funds.
H. Toumanyan House Museum
Dsegh community, 1st street, 10th house
The museum operates in the father’s house of the Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan. The house museum was created in 1939. In 1994, Tumanyan’s heart was buried in the courtyard of the museum. The belongings of the father’s house, personal belongings, and documents related to life and activities are kept. This museum is perhaps one of the most visited in Lori region.
Museum after Brothers Mikoyan
Alaverdi city, Sanahin district, 34 stree
The museum was founded in 1982. On the opening day of the museum, the two most influential exhibits were brought to the museum from Moscow: the MIG plane and Artem Mikoyan’s official car. There are exhibits, and photographs of the father’s house.
Toumanyan Matchebox Museum
city Tumanyan, 2nd street, 6
The museum was established with the support of the “Development of Innovative Tourism and Technologies for Armenia” program of the EU4Bussines. Matches used to be a means of spreading information. there are matches related to traffic, and hygiene rules, which have arrived here from different countries
Alaverdi branch of National Gallery
Alaverdi city, Kakhoyan 7
It was founded in 1987. The gallery is a branch of the National Gallery of Armenia.
Koshaberd
Alaverdi city
10-13th centuries. Located in Alaverdi.
