The cantonment shopping district — clothes, shoes and jewellery on Commercial Street, and a 1927 produce market a few lanes away.
Best after 5pm when it cools down. Russell Market is a working market — go in the morning for flowers, fruit and meat, not in the evening.
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300 acres of trees and colonial buildings in the middle of the city, closed to traffic on Sundays and…
A Tudor-revival palace of 1878 modelled on Windsor Castle, still owned by the Mysore royal family and…
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240 acres laid out by Hyder Ali in the 1760s, with a Crystal Palace glasshouse, a…
A two-storey teak palace of 1791, all carved pillars and painted arches, in the old city near the fort.