KATHMANDU VALLEY

Kathmandu is one of the oldest cities in Nepal with rich cultural heritage and varieties of food.

According to Legend Kathmandu valley was once a lake. A Buddhist saint named Manjushree drained out the waters by slashing a passage through the hills and populated with it with his followers. Over millenniums, a refined urban civilization emerged, built on a unique synthesis of Hinduism and Buddhism. Dynasties came and past, commerce and craft flourished. Its religious Newar inhabitants built fabulous city and artistic temples that are unmatched in the Himalayan region.

Here are some places you must visit while you are in Kathmandu:-

• Durbar Square
• Boudhanath Stupa
• Pashupatinath Temple
• Swayambhu Stupa
• Budhanilkantha
• Changu Narayan Temple
• Mhaypi