The most beautiful parks and gardens Nepal

A true haven of peace in the heart of Kathmandu, the Garden of Dreams is an idyllic place to escape the hustle and bustle of the capital. Many readers, walkers and gamblers meet there for an afternoon. Idyllic atmosphere. A glance at the statue of Laxmi, made by the creator of the garden, Kaiser Shumsher (1892-1964), who drew his inspiration from a statue of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, in the Louvre museum. There is also a charming little café in the garden, the Kaiser Café.

Housed on a small island near the Ratna Mandir (royal palace), the Hindu temple Varahi is the most famous temple in Pokhara. Built in a two-roofed pagoda style in the 18th century, it is dedicated to Vishnu in his incarnation as a boar. To get there, take a canoe from the local bus stop at Lakeside. On the shore, the Basundhara Park is a small park overlooking a portion of the lake: a very small patch of green very pleasant in case of heat,

Godavari is a very small garden with peaceful paths and a noteworthy orchid house. At the entrance, you are given a map and a small manual in English, as the plants are not labeled. A little further on, at the end of the main road, you come to the Godavari Kunda pond, a natural site that holds the sacred water of the Godavari River, endowed with supernatural powers. Every twelve years in summer, festivities take place here, and the ritual baths performed are said to provide as much merit as an offering of six million cows.