Kotajk: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Kotajk
A walk through Garni Canyon offers opportunities for photography and observing volcanic geological formations. If you want to find a hotel in Kotayk, you can consider the accommodation as a separate part of your personal travel planning.
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Photo: 23artashes via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature and Landscape
The area around Geghard Monastery is considered mountainous, and panoramic views open up from vantage points. Garni Canyon is also associated with the Symphony of Stones, a formation of hexagonal basalt columns extending across the landscape.
Culture and History
Visits to Kotayk combine Garni’s Hellenistic Temple of the Sun with Geghard Monastery, which is carved into a mountainside and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Geographical Setting
Kotayk is a province of Armenia in the center of the country; the provincial capital is Hrasdan. The area around Kotayk includes Ch’arents’ Ye., Sari, Mazhloyi Ayr, Spitaki Erkrasharzhi Zoherin, Gut’anasar, Khndzorut, Berdi Dar, and Kapuyt Haz.
You can also visit Zaghkadsor and Gegharkunik.
For the higher-level travel overview: Armenia.
