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Loading…Red gompa (1430) and ruined fort on Tsemo hill above Leh Palace, best at morning puja.
The main Buddhist shrine of old Leh, founded in 1430, with a large Maitreya image; the Tsemo castle ruins and prayer flags crown the hill above the palace.
Within 1 km of Namgyal Tsemo Gompa.
Nine-storey 17th-century royal palace of the Namgyal kings above Leh's old town, with rooftop views over the town.
Castle in Leh, India
Old-town cafe in a restored house serving butter tea, khambir, quiches and pasta.
Tea stall east of Main Bazaar known for its milk tea.
Pure-veg Main Bazaar eatery for North and South Indian thalis, dosas and snacks.
Ladakhi restaurant serving skyu, chhutagi and khambir in a modern style; branch of the Alchi original.
Rooftop wood-fired pizza place in Main Bazaar.
Tibetan restaurant on Fort Road for thukpa, momos, tingmo and the gyakok hot pot.
Oldest and largest monastery in Nubra, above the Shyok river, beside a 32 m Maitreya statue.
Largest Gelugpa monastery in Zanskar, near Padum.
Hilltop Gelugpa monastery 18 km from Leh, often compared to the Potala, with a 15 m Maitreya statue.
Ladakh's largest and wealthiest monastery, 40 km from Leh, home of the Hemis Tsechu masked dance festival.
11th-century Drikung Kagyu monastery above the 'moonland', one of the oldest in Ladakh.
Cave monastery in southern Zanskar, a day's trek from the road end at Dorzang.
Temple complex with some of Ladakh's oldest murals (12th-13th century), 65 km west of Leh.
Gelugpa monastery in the Sham valley with a 23 m golden Maitreya statue.