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A hill station is a town located at a ... Nandi Hills is an 11th-century hill station that was developed by the Ganga dynasty in present-day Karnataka, India. [3] [4] ...
Thaneek Pura is a hill station [1] village (hamlet) ... This fair continues for three days. [3] Attractions. There is a lot to see and do in Thaneek Pura: Temples.
Kausani (Kumaoni: Kôsānī) is a hill station and Village situated in Bageshwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is known for its scenery and its 300 km-wide panoramic view of Himalayan peaks like Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli. Mahatma Gandhi called this place the 'Switzerland of India', [4] [5] due to similarity in landscapes.
Munnar (IPA: [muːn̪ːɐːr]) is a town and hill station located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala.Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above mean sea level, [4] in the Western Ghats mountain range.
Dane Kennedy, following Monika Bührlein, identifies three stages in the evolution of hill stations in India: high refuge to hill station, and hill station to town. The first settlements started in the 1820s, primarily as sanitoria. In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and ...
Forts: The hill station has two medieval forts in its close proximity, them being Prabalgad and Pebkilla. [15] The Vikatgad fort is also a trekking destination, which is connected to the hill hosting Matheran itself. Horse Race Courses: Olympia Race Course (established in 1892–93 by Sir Dhunjibhoy Bomanji). [16] The Matheran railway Station
Doodhpathri (transl. Valley of Milk; Urdu pronunciation: [d̪uːd̪ʱ pət̪ʰɾiː]; Kashmiri pronunciation: [dɔdɨ patʰɨr]) is a tourist destination and a hill station located in the Khansahib tehsil of the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Sampkhanda or Samphakanda is a Hill station of Western Ghats located in Sirsi Taluk of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India. State Highway 69 passes through this village. It is 18 km (11 mi) away from Devimane Ghat and about 16 km (9.9 mi) from its Taluk Headquarters at Sirsi.