Taktshang Goemba, the impressive monastery on the edge of a cliff

Taktshang Goemba, the most famous Monastery in Bhutan, also called The Tiger's Nest Monastery, perches precariously on the edge of a steep cliff at 3,120 meters high in the Paro Valley and is one of the most sacred places in the kingdom. of Bhutan. Legend has it that Guru Rinpoche, the second Buddha, flew here on the back of a tigress to subdue a local demon, and he stayed meditating for three months.

The monastery was built in 1692 and rebuilt in 1998 after a fire. At the moment it is inhabited by monks who practice Buddhism, in a religious retreat and it is outside the limit of the tourists.

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation in the Himalayan mountains, inserted between India and China in South Asia. Bhutan is one of the most isolated and least developed countries in the world. However, the data suggest that the country is also one of the happiest. Foreign influences and tourism are heavily regulated by the government to preserve the country's traditional culture and national identity. The landscape ranges from the subtropical plains in the south to the heights of the Himalayas in the north, with some peaks that exceed seven thousand meters.

The only sounds in this valley are the noise of air and water along with the songs of the monks, a mythical place with a mysterious atmosphere is this Tiger's Nest.