Kathmandu

Kathmandu is one of the most attractive cities in Nepal. Being the capital city of the country it is all the more popular among the tourist. Kathmandu lies in the Kathmandu Valley along with its neighboring cities, Patan and Bhaktapur. Come to Kathmandu on your next vacation and experience the beauty of the place. A short history of Kathmandu shows that it was earlier inhabited by the Newars. Today Kathmandu is a big city in Nepal and one of the popular Tourist Destinations in Nepal. The whole Kathmandu Valley has two cities of prime importance. One is Kathmandu itself and the other is Lalitpur. Both the cities run across each other. The main center of Kathmandu, Thamel houses the King's Royal Palace. The Palace stands at the head of the famous Durbar Marg. Tourists come to this place mainly to shop. Kathmandu is known for some old temples and Buddhist monasteries. Most of the temples are made of rose bricks. At the same time there are some modern towers in the city as well. The streets are like many other traditional roads across the world, with peddlers, beggars and lots of monkeys all around. Kathmandu at the same time has traces of modernity amidst tradition. The best time to visit Kathmandu is during the dry season. This tome of the year is comfortable for the tourists to see the attractive tourist spots of the city. Most people coming to Kathmandu don't miss the famous temple of Pashupatinath, a form of Shiva the Hindu God which is around fie kilometers from Kathmandu. Come to the Sweta Machchhendra Bahal temple in the city. This is a beautiful Pagoda also known as Janmadyo. The Hanuman dhoka in Durbar Square is the seat of Royalty. This is the place where the crowning ceremony of the King of Nepal takes place. Some of the major tourist attractions here are the Taleju Temple of 1549 A.D, Kal Bhairav, the God of Destruction, Nautalle Durbar, Coronation Nasal Chowk, The Gaddi Baithak, the statue of King Pratap Malla, the Big Bell, Big Drum and the Jagannath Temple. The Hanuman dhoka Palace houses two museums. These are the Numismatic Museum and the Tribhuvan Museum. Some devotees also visit the temple of Kumari which is very famous. Located near this temple is the structure of Kasthamandap which was made from the wood of a single tree. The city of Kathmandu got its name from here. Nepal Travel makes several arrangements for the tourists to visit the famous destinations in Nepal. Kathmandu in Nepal became famous among the western tourist around the 1960s. This was mainly because of the famous Hippie Trail in Kathmandu during that time. You can still feel the traces of the Bob Segar songs here. Today it is popular among both the east and west. travel.mapsofworld.com provides complete information on Kathmandu.