Roadtrip through Armenia - some questions
Barev Guys,
I am travelling to Armenia in April and going to make a roadtrip with a rental car through the country. I am from Germany but ethnically Russian so I dont worry too much about the language barrier, I hope english and russian will be okay, and I'm going to learn as much armenian as I can manage.
Now, looking at the travel info from the german foreign office, it says that certain areas should not be visited, those are:
Province Tavush (M16 north of Ijevan and all areas east of that)
Province Ararat (village Yeraskh and M2 between Yeraskh and Kerki)
Province Gegharkunik (all areas east and north-east of Vardenis and east of the M14 between Vardenis and Drakhtik),
Province Vayots Dzor (all areas between Jermuk and the border to AZ, including the town of Jermuk),
Province Syunik (all areas north of M2 and all areas east of Goris and from Goris the whole M2 until Syunik and the areas east of that (border to AZ), and M17 from Kapan to Iranian Border).
Now, living in Germany I know that they tend to be too cautious at times, regarding travel. So I wanted to ask, how safe/unsafe are those areas really? I dont necessarily want to go to border areas, but I had the town of Jermuk and also Goris on my list of things to see. I would love to hear advice from locals.
Also, a friend of mine who was in Armenia 2-3 years ago told me that they were even kind of restricted to move at Lake Sevan, is that true?
I would love to hear advice on where to go and where not, I am especially interested in urban exploration, such as abandoned camps, sanatoriums, scientific installations etc. If you can recommend something to visit like that - would love to hear it. For reference, I really enjoyed the town of Tskaltubo in Georgia. Something similar would be very cool.
Thank you very much in advance!