ARENI CELLAR

Near the church, this archaeological site has not finished delivering its treasures on the Armenian Bronze Age. After the oldest shoe ever worn in the world, in 2011, remains of a 6,100 year-old wine business were discovered here, making Aréni the oldest wine cellar in the world. Elements of a grape press, wine jars, ancestors of the "karas", and a cup where it was drunk, all bear witness to the myth that Noah planted the first vine at the foot of the Ararat, making Armenia the cradle of wine!