Machanents House

The “Machanents” brand presents cultural tourism in one of the oldest streets in Ejmiatsin. The street is also called “Pilgrim’s way” because it starts from the Mother See of Holy Ejmiatsin and expands to Khor Virab. The local people call the street “A Street of cherry-trees” and plant cherry-trees in front of their houses believing that it’ll bring them happiness.The description of the organization“Machanents Tourism and Art ” is a social organization, which has been operating since 2010. As a result of the work of social enterprises, two cultural houses have been opened that are the Art school and the Children’s Gallery. The organization arranges hospitalities and master classes for tourists. There is also a guest house, where the guests can have unforgettable rest. They can also see a lot of issues connected with the old style of living in Armenia.Here you can taste a myriad of Armenian national foods; you can also participate to the master classes of making lavash, dolma, gata, halva, soujoukh and Armenian cheese. You can learn how to cook Armenian national food and make Armenian wine. And the lessons of painting, theatre, batik art, pottery, carpet sewing and Armenian national taraz will make your rest more interesting and enjoyable.