Paro, a beautiful valley in Bhutan, is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in this mountainous country.
One of the most beautiful of Bhutan’s valleys, it was also historically the centre of two of the most important trade routes to Tibet.
Here the Paro Chu (Chu means River) flows south from its watershed in the Chomolahri range. Above it in a rocky outcrop of the sleepy hillside stands the Paro Dzong, at an altitude of just over 7000 feet, overlooking both sides of the valley this dzong was historically one of Bhutan’s strongest and most strategic fortresses. Before the rebuilding of the Tashi Chho Dzong at Thimphu, it was also the seat of the National Assembly.
