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Garni village
A cliff-top village east of Yerevan, Garni balances raw geology and living history. Above the Azat River bends, you’ll find Armenia’s only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple, medieval ruins,…
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A cliff-top village east of Yerevan, Garni balances raw geology and living history. Above the Azat River bends, you’ll find Armenia’s only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple, medieval ruins,…
Surrounded by sheer cliffs in the Upper Azat Valley, Geghard is one of Armenia’s most celebrated monasteries. Partly carved directly into the rock, its chapels and tombs blend…