Armenia’s Jermuk has high prospects for developing winter tourism

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04.03.2013, 17:03

Jermuk, one of Armenia’s popular resorts, has room for developing winter, particularly extreme tourism, Gor Hovhannisyan, head of Armenian Extreme Club, said Monday at a news conference.

Armenia’s Jermuk has high prospects for developing winter tourism

YEREVAN, March 4. /ARKA/. Jermuk, one of Armenia’s popular resorts, has room for developing winter, particularly extreme tourism, Gor Hovhannisyan, head of Armenian Extreme Club, said Monday at a news conference.

He said that in mountain skiing started developing in Jermuk in the recent couple of years.

Besides, thermal springs, which allow take a hot bath amidst snows.

Hovhannisyan stressed that local residents’ hospitability is Jermuk’s main value.

Jermuk sits in the south-eastern Armenia, 173 kilometers far from Yerevan. -0-

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