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MONASTÈRE DE RIGSUM GOMPA
Trashigang
Abbey monastery and convent
Highly venerated by the Bhutanese, the Rigsum Gompa monastery ("gompa" ...Read more
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CHORTEN KORA
Trashigang
Temple to visit
Whitewashed with lime, this monastery would have been built around 1740, ...Read more
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DZONG DE LHUNTSE
Lhuntse
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Several times renovated, this dzong is located on a hill overlooking the ...Read more
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ZANGTO PELRI LAKHANG
Phuentsholing
Temple to visit
Located in the heart of the city of Phuentsholing, a few steps from the ...Read more
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CHERI GOMPA MONASTERY
Thimphu
Religious buildings
It was the first monastery to be founded by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in ...Read more
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DECHENPU LHAKHANG
Thimphu
Temple to visit
This temple is dedicated to the local deity, Genyen Jagpa Melen, the ...Read more
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PANGRI ZAMPA TEMPLE
Thimphu
Religious buildings
Located in the middle of the fields, the Pangri Zampa temple was the ...Read more
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TAKTSHANG (TIGER'S NEST)
Paro
Abbey monastery and convent
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This is Bhutan's most famous monastery, the one you'll see on every ...Read more
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DRAMETSE LHAKHANG
Lhuntse
Religious buildings
This is the largest Nyingma monastery in eastern Bhutan. Legend has it that ...Read more
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PRIVATE TASHOGANG TEMPLE
Religious buildings
Just before the entrance to Chuzom, you see the small private temple of ...Read more
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DOBJI DZONG
Paro
Abbey monastery and convent
The Dzong (renovated in 2020) was built in 1531 by Ngawang Chogyal. Legend ...Read more
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KURJE LHAKHANG
Jakar
Temple to visit
This is one of the holiest temples in the kingdom of Bhutan. Guru Rinpoche ...Read more
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JAMPA LHAKHANG
Jakar
Abbey monastery and convent
The Jampa Lhakhang monastery, like the Kyichu Lhakang monastery in Paro, is ...Read more
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RADA LHAKHANG
Wangdue Phodrang
Temple to visit
Dating from the 17th century, the temple of Rada is said to have been ...Read more
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JANGTSA DUMGTSEG LHAKHANG
Paro
Religious buildings
On the road leading to the national museum, this temple was built around ...Read more
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KYICHU LHAKHANG
Paro
Temple to visit
It is one of the most renowned temples, as it is the oldest in the kingdom. ...Read more
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CHIMI LHAKHANG
Punakha
Abbey monastery and convent
Built in 1499 by Ngawang Choegyel, the 14th representative of the Drukpa, ...Read more
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DUNGKHAR NAKTSHANG
Lhuntse
Abbey monastery and convent
A few tens of kilometres from Lhuntse (at the end of a winding but ...Read more