The ridge fort above the city, built as a retreat and now the best place in Jaipur to watch the sun go down over the whole grid.
The road up is narrow with hairpins — go by car, not auto. Arrive an hour before sunset for a table on the terrace.
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The working royal residence at the centre of the old city, part museum, part private home, with textile…
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Sawai Jai Singh II's open-air observatory of nineteen masonry instruments, including the world's…
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The 1799 'palace of winds' — a five-storey screen of 953 latticed windows built so royal women could…
The jewellers' bazaar of the old city — kundan, meenakari and loose gemstones, in shops that have been…