Patan City, the second biggest city in the valley is also known as Lalitpur or the “City of fine arts”. Founded by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, Patan is full of monuments, temples and wonderful wood and metal carvings. Enlisted in UNESCO world heritage monuments site in 1979, the Patan city is inhabited by Newari people and offers newari culture, traditions and lifestyles.Patan, the 3rd largest city of Nepali after Kathmandu and Pokhara is located on the south central of Kathmandu Valley. Patan, meaning “a pasture land” in Sanskrit is also know by the name of Yala (named after 1st Kirati King Yalambar) and Lalitpur (City of Fine Arts)
