Monday, January 24, 2011

Agra, world's greatest cultural destination: Travel guide

H S Rao

London, Jan 24 (PTI) India is home to three of the world's 50 Greatest Cultural Destinations, including the top one - Agra, where the famous Taj Mahal is located.

According to a special supplement on Greatest Cultural Destinations brought out by The Sunday Telegraph and travel experts Page & Moy, the other two cultural destinations in India are Jaipur in Rajasthan and Lucknow in UP.

Besides Taj Mahal, the other places recommended for visit are the Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Itimad-ud-Daulah, Vrindavan and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.

Jaipur comes 27th and Lucknow 32nd in the list.

Some other greatest cultural destinations listed are: Amsterdam, Angkor Wat, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Bukhara, Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Kyoto Sydney, Tehran, Venice, Vienna and Warsaw.

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