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POTALA PALACE
Lhasa 拉萨
Castles to visit
5/5
(1 review)
High 118 m wide, 400 m wide, it dominates the plain of Lhasa. In the th ...Read more
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NORBULINKA
Lhasa 拉萨
Parks and gardens
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
The garden of the precious jewel is a vast park that stretches west of the ...Read more
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MONASTERY OF SERA
Lhasa 拉萨
Abbey monastery and convent
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
It is the nearest monastery in Lhasa that can be seen from the Palace roof. ...Read more
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GANDEN MONASTERY
Lhasa 拉萨
Abbey monastery and convent
4/5
(1 review)
Cross the bridge in Lhasa and follow the main road towards Mazogongar. Half ...Read more
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RAMOCHE TEMPLE
Lhasa 拉萨
Religious buildings
4/5
(1 review)
To the north of the old town, the temple gives in a ruelle that opens on ...Read more
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DRAGON PARK
Lhasa 拉萨
Natural site to discover
In the park behind the Palace, on the dragon lake, there is an island often ...Read more
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NAMTSO LAKE
Lhasa 拉萨
Natural site to discover
Namtso Lake (Tengri nor in Mongolian) means "the lake of the sky" in ...Read more
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JOKHANG TEMPLE
Lhasa 拉萨
Temple to visit
It is the most revered sanctuary in Tibet, in the heart of the old town. ...Read more
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ANI SANGKUNG
Lhasa 拉萨
Abbey monastery and convent
This "nonnerie" is located in the east of the old town near the mosque. The ...Read more
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NETANG MONASTERY
Lhasa 拉萨
Abbey monastery and convent
It was founded in 1048 by Atisha who died six years later, without having ...Read more
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TIBET MUSEUM
Lhasa 拉萨
Specialized museum
To have an idea of Tibet's history Chinese version… a real propaganda ...Read more
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DREPUNG MONASTERY
Lhasa 拉萨
Abbey monastery and convent
Its name, which means «mound of rice», comes from the Sanskrit ...Read more
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RATÖ MONASTERY
Lhasa 拉萨
Religious buildings
Founded in the th century, the monastery was one of the first centres of ...Read more
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TSURPHU MONASTERY
Lhasa 拉萨
Abbey monastery and convent
In 1189 the monastery was founded by the first Karmapa, Dusum Kyenpa. First ...Read more