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KATHMANDU

The Kathmandu valley is the heart of the historical country. This small basin indeed saw emerging and breaking down the dynasties, flowering and disappearing from innumerable palates and temples, developing and refining the Nepalese culture and art.

The three principal valleys are Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur have each one an artistic and architectural tradition which is worth largely what one can find in the European capitals. Kathmandu is the capital and the more important city of the country.

The Newars are the first inhabitants of the valley of Kathmandu. They speak a language Tibéto-Burmese, proof of their origin of the east, but their physical features connect them at the same time with the Mongols.

In fact, the valley of Kathmandu is the place of gathering of races and cultures coming at the same time from the east and the west. This mixture gave rise to the Newar culture to which one owes the beauties artistic and architectural of the valley.