The Pink City: Yerevan
A country of volcanoes, churches and archaeological gems, Armenia is a fascinating combination of cultures and histories. Located in the mountainous region of the Caucasus, between Asia and Europe, it is a seductive mélange of both worlds. Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is known as the Pink City because of the frequent use in its buildings of the tufa, an iconic pink volcanic stone from the area. One of the oldest inhabited cities - built 29 years before Rome - the history