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The Taktsang hermitage

 
 

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The Taktsang hermitage

The Taktsang hermitage

The Taktsang hermitage clings to a wall of black rock (9,840 ft) and dominates the whole of the valley of Paro. It takes several hours of walking to reach it, but the view is spectacular. A site for meditation since the 8th century, this high Himalayan place of pilgrimage notably includes the "Tiger's Nest" (Taktsang Pelphug), a grotto named after Guru Rimpoche, the saint who converted the country to Buddhism and who arrived there on the back of a tigress. Partly destroyed by a fire in 1998, the chapels constructed around it date back to the 14th century and house some extremely delicate paintings and numerous statues.

Religious architecture

Other reasons to go

  1.   Landscapes

  2.   Towns

  3.   The fauna and flora

  4.   Religious holidays