Norbulingka
The Dalai Lamas' summer palace and gardens, about 3 km west of the Potala Palace.
Norbulingka was begun in 1755 under the 7th Dalai Lama and completed in 1783, and from then until 1959 it served as the summer residence of successive Dalai Lamas. Its palaces and pavilions stand in about 36 hectares of gardens, about 3 km west of the Potala Palace.
Since 2001 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace. Each summer the gardens host the Shoton, or Yogurt, Festival.
Highlights
Summer palace of the Dalai Lamas from the 1780s to 1959
About 36 hectares of gardens
UNESCO World Heritage with the Potala Palace
Trips that visit Norbulingka
Practical Info
Address
Western Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region
In This Destination
Lhasa
Tibet's spiritual and political capital, home to the Potala Palace
On the itinerary