Historic & Heritage
Leh Palace
A nine-storey 17th-century royal palace above the old town, modelled on the Potala and now partly…
1 hr
₹40
The pedestrianised old market below the palace — pashmina, apricots, prayer flags, and cafés where every Ladakh trip gets planned.
Don't miss
- Pashmina and thangka shops
- Dried apricots and seabuckthorn
- Old town lanes behind
- Café planning culture
- Time needed
- 1 hr 30 min
- Entry
- Free
- Best time
- Evening
- Photography
- Allowed
Works well for
Friends
Couple
Solo
Family
Tips from our editors
A good acclimatisation-day activity: flat, slow and full of places to sit. The Ladakh Art Palace and old town restoration walks start from here.
Where it is
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