The original village uphill from the modern town: apple orchards, wooden houses, and a café strip that has been feeding travellers for decades.
Steep 25-minute walk up from Mall Road, or a short taxi. Many cafés close from January to March when the town empties.
Must visit
A 1553 wooden pagoda temple to Hidimba of the Mahabharata, set in a deodar grove above the town.
A small wooden temple in Old Manali dedicated to the sage Manu — the only one of its kind in India, and…
Natural sulphur springs with separate bathing tanks for men and women, beside a stone temple to sage…
The town's pedestrian shopping street, with a small deodar park along the river at one end.