Climbing has been baned on the famous basalt columns in Armenia including Arpa Gorge and Garni Gorge. Up until recently one used to climb on some truly unique rock in Armenia, up hexagonal basalt ...

Discover Armenia's rich architectural heritage, shaped by volcanic tuff and basalt, showcasing its unique identity through ...

In the same eruption, the lava lakes cooled slowly and evenly, forming regular columns of basalt. Sound familiar? The hexagonal columns are what we now call now the Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO ...

And while the outside is spectacular, there’s more to discover deeper within Staffa, where Fingal’s Cave – a sea cave of spectacular hexagonal basalt columns – bores into the island.