Mysore
Mysore is a delightful city of palaces, gardens and true oriental splendor. Although not now the official capital, it remains the principal residence of...
Lights and art in two beautiful towns
The town ancient Italian capitals, Turin (from 1861 to 1865) and Salerno (from 10th February to 15th July 1944), have established a bright artistic...
LAKE KARIBA
Although the building of the Kariba Dam was surrounded by controversy, both environmentally and socially, it is an impressive monument to man’s engineering expertise....
Kronborg Castle is Hamlets Castle
Kronborg Castle or Hamlets Castle - immortalised by Shakespeare - is situated at Helsingør or "Elsinore" and built by King Frederik II in 1574-84...
Khajuraho
Khajuraho was the first capital of the Chandeldas, who ruled Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 14th centuries. The town got its name from...
Kashmir – A Glimpse of Heaven
“Kashmir-Only Kashmir!” Such were the last words, the dying wish of one of the most majestic of the Great Moghuls. On his return to...
JAHANGIR’S PALACE
The biggest private residence inside the Agra Fort is the Jahangir Mahal or Jahangir's Palace, believed to have been built by Emperor Akbar for...
Humayun’s Tomb
The Mughal Emperor Humayun was the son of Babur who established the Mughal dynasty in India. Most of Humayun’s time was spent in continuous...
Gwalior Fort
On the road back from Fatehpur Sikri to Agra, you will probably grasp the meaning of those strange conical piles, about twenty feet high,...
Group of monuments at Pattadakal
Pattadakal is a small town in Karnataka that is renowned for its ancient temples. It was once the second largest city of the Chalukyas....
Frederiksborg Castle – 1600-1625
Frederiksborg Castle built around 1600-1625 by King Christian IV (1577-1648 - ruled Denmark and Norway 1588-1648) - and best known as the great builder...
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Emperor Akbar in 1571. The work, supervised by Akbar himself, was completed in 1573. Fatehpur Sikri derives its...
Churches and Convents of Goa
The cultural heritage of Goa is very different from that of the rest of India. The Portuguese ruled here for many years, and their...
Caves in Germany
Some of Germany's finest sites are not in its cities or its mountain tops or on its Baltic shores. Some of its most fascinating...
Castles in Friuli Venezia Giulia
In During Middle Ages, in Friuli Venezia Giulia there were many castles, more than in any other parts of pre-Alpine area. Thanks to the...
Castles and Palaces
Visited from North to South, the grand Portuguese castles are constantly seen in the country's diverse landscape. Guide yourself by following their towers and...
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Sanchi, in Madhya Pradesh, is world famous for the ruins of stupas, temples, and monasteries that lie scattered across a lonely hill. It is...
Australia Tourist Attractions
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600...
