Destination: Jaipur
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Jaipur offers a dazzling immersion into the riches of traditional India. Located in Rajasthan in northwestern India, Jaipur, nicknamed the “Pink City,” is the highlight of the Golden Triangle. While many travelers visit Jaipur as part of an Indian circuit that includes a stop at Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, a visit to Agra to view the Taj Mahal and a swing to Udaipur and its lake palace, many experienced travelers plan two- or three-week stays in Jaipur so that they can explore the region at their leisure.
Palace hotels, once home to India’s royal families, and painted elephants parading along the streets are all part of the colorful exoticism of Jaipur. Within an hour’s drive of the city are sensuous, embellished palace rooms to view, tribal villages to visit, handwoven and embroidered Kashmir shawls to buy and a world of modern Indian design to uncover.
Founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727 as a planned city, Jaipur has always had a tradition of lavish palaces, handcrafted jewelry, sculpture and art. Block-printed cottons, handmade papers, hand-bound books and enamelwork are among the crafts still produced in the city today. Jaipur is also the place to scour bazaars and emporiums for the cashmere shawls, block-printed quilts, diamond rings, and fine textiles that turn up—at much higher prices—in trendsetting stores from Madison Avenue to Melrose Place.
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