Geghard Monastery

The same day that you visit Garni you can visit the Geghard temple, in fact, one of the options is to walk there (which takes about 2 hours) and back before dark with an overnight stop at Garni. The Gegahd temple is an architectural miracle. It is made of stone and embedded in Azat Valley. At the entrance of the monastery, we can find "khachkars" which are crosses carved in huge rocks and are one of the country's most beautiful symbols. It is said that the monastery's name means "spear" since, supposedly, one of the spears that pierced the body of crucified Jesus is there. I didn't see it. But