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Heritage Sites in Nepal

Nepal Heritage Sites: A Journey Through the Kathmandu Valley and Lumbini

Nepal is home to ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites: seven in the Kathmandu Valley, plus Lumbini (the birthplace of the Buddha), Sagarmatha National Park (Everest) and Chitwan National Park. This article focuses on the cultural sites — the seven Kathmandu Valley monuments and Lumbini — with practical visitor notes from a Kathmandu-based travel team. The […]

Kathmandu Durbar Square

World Heritage Sites In Nepal

Few countries pack as much UNESCO-recognised heritage into so small an area as Nepal. The country has four World Heritage Sites — two cultural and two natural — and the cultural site in the Kathmandu Valley alone bundles seven distinct monument zones. Together they tell the story of Himalayan civilisation: living Hindu and Buddhist traditions, […]