Agra Hotels: Widespread In The City

Agra city is famous for housing one of the most beautiful monuments which is much admired globally. One of the seven wonders of the world Taj mahal is cynosure of million of tourists who happen to visit Agra just to admire this fine-looking tomb built by Shah Jahan,the mughal ruler for his beloved wife Mumtaz. The city in North India and is approximately 200 km away from the capital city of India New Delhi. Taj mahal is an enormous tomb made entirely of white marble .It is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture .It took 22 years and more than 20,000 men to create this wonderful piece of art .If a foreign tourist visit India his journey is incomplete without visiting Taj Mahal.

Seeing the enormous traffic of tourists to Agra there are numerous hotels spread all over Agra and some of them are in the environs of the Taj Mahal .All the hotels right from budget hotels, medium range hotels, 5 star hotels to 5 star deluxe all types of hotels are easily available depending on the preference, need and affordability of the traveler .The delicacies of Agra that is Petha and chaat are equally relished by the tourists. The most idyllic time for a vacation in Agra begins from mid of January to April and from September to mid December .The temperature is very high after April and during the monsoons the city is flooded with water .During winters because of extreme fog and dipping temperature you cant fully enjoy the beauty of Taj

Other places worth visiting around Agra are--
Emperor Akbar specially built Fatehpur Sikri in the 16th century to make it the capital of the Mughal empire .U.N.E.S.C.O has listed it as the world heritage site and is a home for the well known Jama masjid the biggest mosque in India.
Vrindavan , a religious place and a lot of emotions of Hindus attached to this place is just 50 km away from Agra. If you happen to visit this place during Holi the famous Indian festival you will absolutely be infatuated by the enriching customs and values of India. This area is strewn with temples devoted to Lord Krishna; the well known ones are Bankke Bihari and the Iskcon Temple.
Mehtab Bagh just parallel to Taj mahal and across the Yamuna River has attractive gardens and you can enjoy a clear view of the Taj
Agra Fort is situated in Fatehpur Sikri and is another well known historical site and finds a place among the U.N.E.S.C.O world heritage site. It looks very much like Red fort.

Sikandra is place where the grave of Akbar lies.There is four sandstone gates red in color which is an entrance gate to the compound. One is Muslim, one Hindu, one Christian and one is Akbar's patent work. Akbar's tomb is open for the tourists all throughout the day.