Mashobra
Photos: Harvinder Chandigarh (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Supreet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Mashobra sits on the old Hindustan–Tibet road beyond Shimla amid pine, oak and deodar forests of the Shimla catchment sanctuary. Carignano, 3 km away, was once Italian photographer Federico Peliti's villa. One of India's two Presidential retreats is at nearby Chharabra, also home to Wildflower Hall.
Highlights
- Carignano
- Forest walks
Around it
Within 1 km of Mashobra.
Best places nearby
Kufri
Hill station 12 km from Shimla on NH5; Mahasu peak, horse rides, Himalayan Nature Park and winter skiing.
Mall Road, Shimla
Shimla's pedestrian shopping and promenade street lined with colonial buildings, cafes and woollen and handicraft shops.
Christ Church (Shimla)
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Jakhoo Temple
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Gaiety Heritage Cultural Complex
Victorian Gothic theatre on Mall Road (opened 1887) still used for plays, exhibitions and cultural events.
The Retreat Building
Palatial Retreat in Himachal Pradesh, India
The Ridge
Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
Kali Bari, Shimla
Kali temple built in 1845 by a Bengali Brahmin, near the Mall; linked to the goddess Shyamala, from whom Shimla's name is said to come.
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Tosh
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Chitkul
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Khajjiar
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Narkanda
Apple-country town ~60 km from Shimla at ~2,708 m; ski slopes in winter and Hatu peak 8 km away.
Barot
Riverside village at ~1,835 m on the Uhl river, known for trout farming and as gateway to Nargu sanctuary.
Rewalsar Lake (Tso Pema)
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Kangra Fort
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.