Armenia Among The New York Times ‘52 Places to Visit’

The New York Times Travel Section published its annual list of “52 Places to Visit”—recommendations to readers for travel during 2026.

Armenia was ranked 20 with a blurb headlined, “Wolves, Wine and Thousand-Year-Old Monasteries.”

“Set in the rugged Caucasus, Armenia has quietly drawn hikers and nature enthusiasts for decades. But tourism numbers have recently surged, with a record-breaking first eight months of 2025 and a new high for monthly arrivals set in August,” Meghan Davidson Ladly wrote for the Times.

“Against this backdrop, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of the world’s top wine competitions, comes to the capital, Yerevan, in May. Armenia, whose winemaking tradition dates back over 6,000 years, offers aficionados four main wine regions to tour,” Davidson Ladly added.

“Along the way, you can also visit Lake Sevan, a mountain-ringed volcanic lake whose shores are dotted with thousand-year-old monasteries. A short drive away, Dilijan National Park encompasses several mountain ranges, with its alpine meadows, vast forests and medicinal springs all connected by a network of hiking trails. The park features rare and endangered plant species as well as brown bears, wolves and European wildcats,” she said.