Kathmandu Valley · 1,401m · best Year-round
The best-preserved medieval city in the valley — pottery squares, pagoda temples and the famous juju dhau king yogurt.
Nyatapola's five tiers are guarded by pairs of figures, each ten times stronger than the pair below — wrestlers, elephants, lions, griffins, and finally the goddesses. At the top lives Siddhi Lakshmi, a tantric goddess so powerful that only her initiated priests may enter; even the temple's name means 'five-storeyed' rather than speaking hers aloud.
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🍽️ Café balconies overlooking Nyatapola for the view; juju dhau from any clay-pot vendor in the lanes — the king yogurt has no bad address.