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Agra (map) is a city in the state of *Uttar Pradesh, about 210 km (130 mi) south of the national capital New Delhi and 335 km west of the state capital *Lucknow.
Under Mughal rule, Agra became a centre for learning, arts, commerce, and religion, and saw the construction of the Agra Fort (map), *Akbar’s tomb / Sikandra Fort (map) and Agra’s most prized monument, the Taj Mahal (map), built by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite empress. The Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Agra is included on the *Golden Triangle tourist circuit, along with Delhi and Jaipur; and the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc, a tourist circuit of Uttar Pradesh, along with Lucknow and Varanasi.
The best way to experience the city is to take a walk on the Mall Road (Sadar, map). The street is full of handicraft and leather goods shops. You will also find plenty of food items quite unique to the city.
For the vast majority of visitors, a single day in Agra is more than enough.
Pollution, especially smog and litter, is rampant and visitors are pestered by swarms of touts and hawkers at every monument, besides the inner Taj Mahal which, once you are in, is free of scams and touts. The Taj is one of the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tombs in the world, one of the masterpieces of Indo-Islamic architecture and one of the world’s great heritage sites.
Don’t leave cash or any valuables in the hotel room. Never pay anyone for anything upfront, including taxi drivers. Beware of pickpockets.
During the winter season, the weather of Agra is unpredictable and temperature may go as low as freezing; be well prepared.
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Agra is on the main train line between the Delhi-Mumbai (Bombay) and Delhi-Chennai routes, and many trains connect Agra with these cities every day.
BUS: Redbus • Travelyaari • Buskiraya • myticketbuddy. Reliable carriers: Raj National Express • KPN Travels. While you can’t take a cross-country bus ride across India, buses are the second most-popular way of travelling across states and the only cheap way of reaching many places not on the rail network (e.g. Dharamsala)
TRAIN: irctc.co.in ⇒ Railways were introduced in India in 1853, more than one and half a century ago by the British, and today India boasts of the biggest network of railway lines in the world, and the rail system is very efficient, if rarely on schedule. It is one of the safest ways of travel in India.
AIRPORT: Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport • Indira Gandhi Airport • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport • Dabolim Airport. Domestic flights, the main operators are: Air India (Discover India) • Air India Express • Air Asia India • IndiGo • Go First • SpiceJet • Vistara.
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Agra, India is famous for many amazing architectural masterpieces, three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. This video covers the best known monuments of Agra: Tomb of Akbar (0:01), Agra Fort (1:26), Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) (3:52), Taj Mahal (4:55), Fatehpur Sikri (6:24).
⇒ video source: Amazing Places on Our Planet / youtube.com /
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