Experts' Choice Award Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden)
3 expert reviews
“The manicured gardens of the summer residence are pleasant -- especially on weekends when locals gather for picnics...on the second floor is a fascinating mural depicting the history of Tibet.”
– Frommer's
Lonely Planet "The pleasant park contains several palaces and chapels, the highlight of which is the New Summer Palace, built by the current (14th) Dalai Lama...the park is a great place to be during festival times" Full review
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As you leave the palace after your visit, pop into the charming yellow-walled mani lhakhang to the south of the Norbulingka entrance.
Fodor's "The Seventh Dalai Lama (1708–57), a frail man, chose to build a summer palace on this site because of its medicinal spring, and later moved his whole government here from the Potala..." Full review
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