Vernissage Craft Market, Yerevan. Armenia September 22

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Situated on Aram Street in Yerevan, the open air Vernissage Market sets up every weekday, though it is at its busiest on weekends, when the locals as well as the traveller wanders its corridors.

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I visited mid Sunday afternoon, it was relatively quiet if I am being honest.

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C'mon, let's hang out for awhile

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The market is not steeped in ancient history, only being in existence since the 1980's, it was the home of local artists who would seek to earn a living selling their artwork to passers by. The artists are now long gone. Today the stalls are an eclectic mix of touristic souvenirs, of all descriptions.

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All well made within Armenia, love the artwork on these shoulder bags.

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A fine array of junk wonderful treasure, including vintage cigarette packets, complete with cigarettes, I thought they would look pretty awesome framed and hanging on my wall at home, I was told this was a good place to haggle, but my offer of 5 euros and his selling price at 50 euros there was little room for compromise.

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A lot of stalls offering musical recorders (god, I am of an age when everyone in school was forced to learn the recorder, although my old dad was a professional saxophone player, I think musical aptitude skipped a generation. I was demoted to chief triangle tinkler).

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A lot of stalls offering chess sets of all manner of design, not just traditional.

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Hand carved, hand crafted.

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Lots of second hand book stalls.....

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....and a rather eclectic selection of LP's.

No kids, sorry to disappoint but gen z did not invent vinyl.

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And when you don't want to pay your dues for a stall, just chuck a few rugs over your car and hope for the best.

Cheapskate.

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Indeed, the Vernissage Market on Aram Street in Yerevan truly adds to the charm and vibrancy of the city. It's fascinating to see how the market comes to life, especially during the weekends when both locals and travelers gather to wander through its corridors. This bustling atmosphere creates a sense of community and offers a unique opportunity to connect with the local culture and traditions.

Thank you for sharing this insight into the Vernissage Market. It's wonderful to know that Yerevan has such a vibrant and bustling marketplace that adds to the overall charm and allure of the city. It's definitely a place worth exploring for anyone seeking to immerse themselves in the local culture and discover hidden gems.

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Oh, I can see a lot of handmade toys and stuff here. So cute. Thank you for your sharing 😍

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I'm loving this market - look at the vinyl ! Would love to have a wander through there !
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This is your beautiful picture. It is lively content.Thank you for your sharing.

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Hahaha that puppet hanging is awesome !LOL
Did they go down in price at all for those cigaret cases? They are indeed cool to put on a wall framed.

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Vintage fags? Would look good on the wall………… but you would be packing and unpacking every week!! 😂 x

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There are some pretty decent records in that collection by the looks of it - Beatles, Black Sabbath... nice!

Rugs on the car are funny. Works though

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The shoulder bags are my favourite even though everything looks pretty amazing! Would definitely buy one even if I'd never wear as I'm more of a backpack person but the art is pure fantastic 😁

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Cheers @gabrielatravels , I’m a backpacker too. But god almighty it gets the tee shirt wet very quickly 😂

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Buenas noches. Excelente su publicación. Nítidas imágenes de unas artesanías exquisitas. Lo felicito por ese importante aporte cultural. aliriera

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Cheers @aliriera thanks for stopping by , I thank you for your kind comments

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Just my kinda market, this market is quite neat, great development, am still tryno figure out the need for the rugs on the car

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Yeah 😂 rugs on cars , cracked me up too

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Lolzz are those for sales thou? Well i see stuffs like these everyday in my country here and they are usually for sale. Just curious thou

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yes I guess they were for sale. How is life in Nigeria right now?

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Huhhhh i dont know of words to describe it. Hectic! Increase in dollar rate, affected the price of everything. The new elected president isnt even making things easy placed the increased in fuel subsidy. Right now fuel price is sky rocketing.

Well i wouldn't really pay any attention to whats happening in Nigeria, cause am still trying to get of the shock and pain of lossing my father-in-law, am starting to feel well and alive since the last 2 weeks

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Some nice homemade traditional pieces hidden between the factory manufactured, much like many markets today one has to hunt down the homemade to support the locals who still run their own trades.

!BEER

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