Jaisalmer Fort
The 12th-century Sonar Qila, one of the world's last living forts, with houses, temples, shops and 3,000 residents inside its walls.
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The 12th-century Sonar Qila, one of the world's last living forts, with houses, temples, shops and 3,000 residents inside its walls.
The classic Thar dune field 40 km west, where camel rides, jeep safaris and overnight camps run every evening in season.
Five interconnected mansions built by a brocade trading family in the 1800s, with the most intricate stone jali work in Rajasthan.
A 14th-century reservoir with ghats, chhatris and migratory birds in winter — the calmest corner of town at sunrise.
A hillside of royal cenotaphs above a mango orchard, with wind turbines behind — an unexpectedly good sunset spot.
A Paliwal Brahmin village emptied overnight in the 1820s according to local tradition, left as ruins on the desert plain.