Month: February 2018

Chamba lies beyond the Khajyar (Khajiam), almost 56 km from Dalhousie. Due to this, that the city is only high 926 meters, in summer it is much warmer here than in Dalhousie. Chamba buildings, clinging to the steep …

The Dalhousie buildings are situated on five elevations, at almost height 2000 m. When India was under the British Empire, the city played the role of a secondary mountain recreation center, which was visited mainly by the inhabitants of Lahore (Lahore), not so wealthy, they could afford to stay in …

Dharamsala (Dharamsala)

After the Chinese occupation of Tibet, the Dalai Lama and his disciples fled to India and stayed in Dharamsala. Today, the city is known primarily as the seat of the Tibetan government in exile and the temporary shelter of the Dalai Lama. It is these two …

City, lying on the former salt route leading to Tibet, it is the "gate" to the Kulu Valley. By setting out to climb the narrow gorge of the Beas River, we will leave a gray and gloomy landscape on the way, then to please the eye with the beautiful green valley of Kulu. Because Mandi …

Craignano

Craignano is at a height 2279 m, at distance 16 km from Śimli. Accommodation is offered by Municipal Rest House, reservations are made through Water Works Engineer (71/815) in Simla. From Craignano it is easy to get to Maśobra, just away 3 km.

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Before India gained independence, Shimla was the main base of the British. It was they who gave it the name of the "summer capital" of India. Although the British came to Śimli in 1819 r., the first buildings were built here only two years later.

Increasing heat, possible …

Himacal Pradesh (Himachal Pradesh)

the number of residents: 6,9 mln
Surface: 55673 km2
Capital city: Complete
Official languages: i am not king
Illiteracy: 37%

Tourist season: from mid-May to mid-October (the best time for hiking in the mountains); from late December to March …

Amritsar, founded in 1577 r. by Ramdas, the fourth guru of the Sikhs, it is not only the main city of Punjab, but also a center of Sikh worship. The name of the city means "a pond filled with nectar" and refers to the lake, over which the Golden Temple was built. though …

SURROUNDINGS OF CHANDIGARH – Pinjore (Pińdźaur)

The Jadawindry gardens decorating Pinjah were designed by Fidaj Khan, Aurangzeb's milk brother, which is the author of the Pakistani Badshhi Mosque in Lahau. Among the gardens, located 20 km to Chandigarh, near Kalki, the palace of Śiś Mahal rises, reminiscent of Mughal buildings in …

CHANDIGARCH

Building Candigarhu, designed by the French architect Le Corbusier, started in years 50. Although tourists from the West agree, that the city is not very interesting and too vast, Indians themselves are very proud of it and take care of it, that's the perfect place to be …