Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

Over time it became an important destination for Christian pilgrims ... walls that rise some 30 feet, the monastery was never destroyed, and so retains architecture from all phases of its ...

Those who venture here will find a fascinating combination of heritage, architecture ... Geghard Monastery and the nearby Garni Temple, a rare pagan site and symbol of Armenia’s pre-Christian ...

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