Introducing Paro

The charming small town of Paro lies on the banks of the Paro (or Pa) Chhu, just a short distance northwest of the imposing Paro Dzong. The main street, only built in 1985, is lined with colourfully painted wooden shop fronts and restaurants, though these are under threat as a rapidly expanding multistorey concrete extension takes root to the side. Paro is one of the nicest Bhutanese towns to explore and is worth an hour or two's stroll at the end of a day of sightseeing.