Jaipur is city which is made all the more attractive by the pink wash that most buildings are periodically given. A walk through its broad streets is by far the best way of getting the feel of the place. Packed with history, art and culture, this princely state is a treasure - trove of some exquisite palaces, forts, temples and havelis - standing a testimony to the imperial grandeur.

Jaipur is famous for its strikingly beautiful culture, forts, palaces, and lakes the city basks in the glory of a rich and eventful past. It is one of the most vibrant and colorful cities of India.

Major Attractions - Jaipur Travel Tourism

• Hawa Mahal
  Hawa Mahal was built by the poet king Sawai Pratap Singh. It is the most strikingly designed monument in Jaipur. What is seen from the Sireh Deorhi Bazaar is the multiniched five storey high backside of the complex. It was conceived to provide adequate vantage position behind delicate stone carved jali screens to the palace women for watching the royal processions passing through the bazaar below.
• Amer Fort
  Amer Fort is the complex of palaces, halls, pavilions, gardens and temples, which were built by Raja Man Singh, Mirza Raja Jai Singh and Sawai Jai Singh over a period of about two centuries.
• Jaigarh Fort
  The western skyline is dominated by the extensive parkotas (walls), watch-towers and gateways of jaigarh. It is one of the few military structures of the mediaeval India preserved almost intact containing palaces, gardens, open and covered reservoirs, a granary, an armoury, a well-planned cannon foundry, several temples, a tall tower and a giant mounted cannon-the Jai Ban - the largest in the country.
• Jantar Mantar
  Made by Jai Singh's, Jantar mantar is one of his five remarkable observatories.Constructed with stone and marble its complex instruments whose settings and shapes are precisely and scientifically designed represent the high points of Medieval Indian astronomy. The Ram Yantras used for gauging altitudes are unique in their isolation. this is the largest of the five observatories founded by Sawai Jai Singh-II in various parts of the country.

The city of Jaipur is capital to the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is famous for its colorful culture, forts, palaces, and lakes. Like most other north Indian cities, Jaipur too has extreme climate. The summers can be very hot with mercury crossing 45°C, whereas winters are chilly and the temperature can fall below 5°C.