Arteni Village in Ashtarak Region

Arteni Village in Ashtarak Region



Arteni Villager standing by

his apricots

by RedEaredPanda

We stopped by at a village called Arteni to buy some apricots. For those who don't know, Armenian apricots are known to be the sweetest and tastiest.. You just have to taste some when you go to Armenia.. If they're in season which they were when we were there in July, you get to taste the fruit but if you go off season, you can always puchase from the store the halved dried apricots which they call "Apricot Cheer" in Armenia.. The picture is of a villager in Arteni who proudly stands infront of the table in his backyard where he is drying halved apricots to sell in off season.. We bought apricots from them to take with us on our journey that day. They tasted sweet and so wonderful.

To read more about Arteni and the villagers, please visit Arteni village