Arinj: Hotels and Accommodation

Culture

Levon’s Divine Underground is described as a hand-carved underground complex beneath the builder’s family home in Arinj. According to the family history, work began in 1985 with the aim of creating a potato cellar and continued for 23 years. This developed into interconnected chambers, arches and stairways. Those wishing to book a hotel in Arinj can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

Visit

The visitor site is described as being located at House 9, Davit Khachatryan Street, in Arinj; public transport and car are mentioned as ways of getting there. The visitor site includes a small museum preserving materials related to the work of Levon Arakelyan, including his clothing, press reports, visitor guestbooks and stone planters made from excavated fragments. Guided tours or tours with a guide are offered on site in Armenian, English and Russian.

The underground visit is normally accompanied by the family and lasts approximately 45 to 75 minutes. The journey and the time needed to find the private house are not included. The route includes many steps, narrow passages and uneven stone. Questions about mobility or concerns about confined spaces should be discussed in advance.

Surroundings

The surrounding area of Arinj includes the Matenadaran, the Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum, Arji Bun, Ogyats’ Dzori, K’anak’err - 8 and Mrtablur.

Near Arinj, there are also the Vahagn-Vishapakagh Monument and Arts’akhyan Paterazmum Zohvats Erkrapahneri.

More travel destinations on poezdka.de: Artavaz, Hankavan, Abovyan, Arzni, Meghradzor, Garni, Zovuni, Hrazdan.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kotayk.