SOUTH ASIA
South Asia
El Taj Mahal, los ritos nocturnos en el Ganges, el Templo Dorado y el lugar de nacimiento de Buda: un subcontinente de muchas creencias donde a menudo hay que descalzarse o cubrirse la cabeza.
City guides
Empiece por una ciudad
Cada guía de ciudad incluye cronología, historias de personajes, lugares imprescindibles, fiestas y normas locales.
आगरा Agra
Agra
2 lugares
The capital of the Mughal Empire: the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort
दिल्ली Delhi
Delhi
1 lugares
A capital built from seven ancient cities: Humayun's Tomb and New Delhi
जयपुर Jaipur
Jaipur
1 lugares
The 'Pink City': a planned city of the Rajput princes
वाराणसी Varanasi · Kashi
Varanasi
1 lugares
The holy city on the Ganges: ghats, evening rites, life and death
काठमाडौं Kathmandu
Kathmandu
3 lugares
The Newar valley: Durbar Square, the living goddess and the Buddha's eyes
මහනුවර Kandy
Kandy
3 lugares
The last capital of the Sinhalese kings: the Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake
Sri Lankan rice and curry
A plate of rice with several curries made from fish, meat, vegetables, lentils and fruit.
Agra petha
A translucent sweet at the foot of the Taj Mahal, with a widely told but doubtful legend.
Indian thali
One round platter holding all six tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy.
Nepali momo
Steamed dumplings from Nepal and Tibet, whose name may come from northwest China's 'momo'.