Patan (Lalitpur), one of the three ancient cities in the Kathmandu valley, is located south of the capital and actually borders on it. Just like Kathmandu, Patan is located on the banks of the Bagmati River. The city is famous for its abundance of Hindu and Buddhist temples and monuments, as well as its traditions of bronze casting and wood carving. As in Kathmandu, the main historical square here is…
Read MoreSagarmatha National Park – Mount Everest (World Heritage)
The approximately 1150 km² national park is located in the midst of a magnificent mountain landscape with the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest (8850 m). In the lower areas there are numerous Sherpa settlements and monasteries. The park is a habitat for many rare animal species, such as B. the snow leopard. Sagarmatha National Park – Mount Everest: Facts Official title: Sagarmatha National Park (Mount Everest) Natural monument:…
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Literature Nepal’s dominant literary language was in ancient times newari. The classical Newari literature mainly consisted of folk songs, historical chronicles, paraphrases and adaptations of storytelling literature from India as well as plays where a fusion between the classical Indian theater and a domestic lyrical singing tradition. During the Rana regime, the literary activity of newari came to be strongly suppressed, and only by the restoration of the constitutional monarchy…
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Best time to go to Nepal In any case, keep in mind the climate in your travel plans that if you come at the wrong time, you won’t see the Himalayas. The best time to visit is probably the beginning of the dry season in October / November: the weather is mild, the air is clean, the view is perfect and the landscape is lush green after the monsoons. However,…
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