Garni Temple is a pagan temple of the Greco-Roman style. It stands overlooking a renowned beautiful canyon named Canyon of Garni where stone formations give the image of falling crags.

The canyon where the crags are found.

Behind the temple is this stone which bears words in Cuneiform a form of writing used from the Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era (AD). 

This image and the one below resemble symphonies in stones hence this area is also referred to as the Symphony of Stones.

Restaurant staff demonstrate the making of Lavash, an Armenian flat bread, baked in stone-made ovens. Lavash is a national dish listed in the UNESCO intangible heritage list  

Nara gleefully demonstrated how to eat Lavash wrapped with veggies.

In St Geghard Monastery, there are numerous tombs and churches, most of which are cut into the rocks This method of construction represents the peak of Armenian medieval architecture. Set in the Upper Azat Valley and surrounded by towering cliffs, it presents a landscape of great natural beauty. Built between the 12 and 13 Century, it is included in the list of UNESCO Heritage Sites in the year 2000. 

This could be accommodation for priests and other monastery residents cut into the rock.  

Geghard means spear in Armenian so the monastery is named in honour of the Holy Spear that pierced the side of the crucified Christ. The Holy Spear is kept in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral museum.  

A fuzzy image of the altar of the church.