Lernanist. New Winter Tourism Center in Armenia

Our first destination in 2019 was Lernanist village, Kotayk province.


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Short information about Lernanist village


Lernanist village was founded in 1828. Previously it was called Upper Achta, and in 1978 it was renamed Lernanist.

It is the largest rural community in Hrazdan region, with a population of 3218. The community has 663 farms. It is located 45 km from Yerevan and 7 km from Hrazdan.

How did we appear in Lernanist?
We got an invitation to visit Lernanist from Hovhannes Margaryan, who is the head of the community stuff. hovhannes margaryan

He is an enthusiastic person who loves his work and his community very much, who does not save his efforts and energy for the development of the community and raises the tourist attractiveness.

He welcomed us and accompanied us to the sights of the village and the winter recreation area.

A new destination for winter tourism in Armenia


The Lernanist community is a high mountainous area; snow is heavy during winter months; snow cover stays for more than 4 months.


There are declivous slopes which contribute to the development of skiing and other winter sports.


Hovhannes told us that in 2017 for the development of winter tourism in the village of Lernanist a ski trail and a 350-meter ropeway were built with private investments.

In the neighbouring territory there is an appropriate sports equipment supply point, as well as a public catering facility, in the future it is planned to build a guest house and other facilities.
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