Shimla Hill Station

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Shimla is the globally recognized hill station of India and is crowned as the “Queen of Hills”. This majestically beautiful hill station of India is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It has been the summer capital of British too, during the British rule in India. Shimla bestows the best of natural bounties with spectacular scenic landscape. Shimla is fringed with snow capped mountains and it affirms to be the most distinct tourist destination of India. This magnetizing hill station has acquired its name from the most devoted goddess of the time "Goddess Shyamala". The goddess was believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Kali.

 

Shimla has been dotted with grand old buildings. It has retained its exclusive colonial charm in these old edifices. The stately Vice Regal Lodge, unique iron lamp posts and Anglo-Saxon names of the edifices and roads equally contributes to the tourism of this place. The place, surrounded by green hills tops, comprises the Himalayan countryside at its best. This spectacular hill station, amidst the slow clad Himalayan ranges with shimmering lakes and lush green pastures, provides a magnetizing view. These magical views create a unique ambiance that cannot be found somewhere else in the country.

The place welcomes its visitors throughout the year: Summers are warm with pleasant evenings while winters are chilly with snow-covered landscape. The temperature in winters falls below 0 degrees. Summers proves to be the best time for art lovers. They can take a heritage walk through the 19th century colonial architecture. The vibrant bazaars with prolonged pedestrian shopping malls are also good for having splendid walks. Besides this, Shimla bestows a lot of tourist attractions to its visitors to make their trip worthwhile. The Mall road and the Ridge are the best place for shopping and roaming around while traversing the charm of Shimla. It serves as the dominant attraction of this hill station as it is jam-packed with a myriad of shops and restaurants. Scandal Point is an extensively wide open square that provides stunning vistas of the distant snow-capped mountain peaks. Hiking is a must in this place to soak up Shimla’s exotic and exceptional natural splendor. 

Kufri and Narkanda have the best snow-covered terrains which not only bestows various adventure options but also some natural splendour. Skiing is a must experience adventure sport here. Jakhu Hill, being the highest peak of Shimla, provides a picturesque outlook of the whole town. The town is elegantly fringed with Himalayan ranges. Therefore, it is considered as a breath taking city which comprises mesmerizing sights. The Jakhu hill has the famous Hanuman Temple of Jakhu named as Jakhu temple. According to the mythological legends, it is believed that Lord Hanuman stopped at this place and rested for a while. He was carrying the 'Sanjiwani Booti', according to myths.

 

Besides Mall road, the Lower Bazaar, Tibetan Bazaar and Lakkar Bazaar are the famous places to shop which will surely be a delight to shopaholics. The bazaars includes a myriad of handicrafts, wood, and metalwork items, exclusive shawls, pullovers, local tweeds, Wooden articles and Toys, Tibetan carpets and pickles, specialized jams and squashes of Shimla. The Lakkar Bazaar and Tibetan Market are the exceptional market places that boast wooden handicrafts and fancy imported items respectively. A Shimla tour is the best option to have the best in a vacation. 

 

We covered the prominent hill stations of India one after the other in the previous sections. The last section was about Sikkim hill Sojourn and with this blog we conclude our section on the prominent hill stations of India. We will soon start a new series of blogs. So keep updating yourself and keep reading our blog posts.