Armenia's ancient borders were once much ... One of my favorites is the Geghard Monastery, whose first buildings date to the middle of the 4th century. Geghard is a holy, thin place that still ...

The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is ...

UNESCO World Heritage site Geghard Monastery, an hour’s drive from the capital, Yerevan, is a testament to Armenia’s spiritual history and architectural prowess. Known as Airivank, or ‘Monas ...

Azerbaijanis consider the Armenian Amaras monastery complex in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as Caucasian Albanian, “Geghard” Scientific Analytical Foundation states in an article. The latter reads as ...

It is this dizzying mix, the overlapping of histories and cultures, empires and atrocities, that makes the place so rich. If the dances and folk costumes, the knitted socks and tours, were purely ...

But back to the subject of monasteries, there is Haghartsin, embedded in the green landscape of the north, the monastery Noravank in the south, and Geghard in central Armenia. In Geghard ...

Visit iconic landmarks like the Temple of Garni, the mystical Lake Sevan, and the majestic Geghard Monastery. Each destination tells a unique story and provides a glimpse into Armenia’s rich ...