Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Wide open promenade in the centre of Shimla with mountain views, Christ Church at one end and the town's main festival ground.
The Ridge is a broad open space running along the upper end of Mall Road in central Shimla, at roughly 2,200 m. Beneath it sit large British-era water tanks that have long fed the town's supply. Christ Church and a Tudor-style library building stand on it, and the space hosts the Shimla Summer Festival and government functions. It is vehicle-free and is the natural starting point for walks to Jakhoo, Lakkar Bazaar and Scandal Point.
Within 1 km of The Ridge.
Shimla's pedestrian shopping and promenade street lined with colonial buildings, cafes and woollen and handicraft shops.
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Victorian Gothic theatre on Mall Road (opened 1887) still used for plays, exhibitions and cultural events.
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.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
Crowded bazaar below Mall Road for everyday goods, clothes and snacks.
Small restaurant near Mall Road serving traditional Himachali dham and dishes like siddu, patande and babru.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
1852 neo-Gothic Anglican church in deodar forest at Forsyth Ganj, burial place of Viceroy Lord Elgin.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Apple-country town ~60 km from Shimla at ~2,708 m; ski slopes in winter and Hatu peak 8 km away.
Riverside village at ~1,835 m on the Uhl river, known for trout farming and as gateway to Nargu sanctuary.
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.