Delhi

Delhi Travel Guide

Of all of India's major cities, only Delhi was already ancient when the British arrived. Smack in the middle of the northern plains, the city has always been prized by South Asia's rulers—their dwellings and forts still stand in clusters, testaments to a long imperial cycle of sacking and rebuilding. The Moghuls, with their exalted Persian aesthetic, left the most striking legacy, but now, in modern-day India, even they compete for attention with bustling cafés and sleek designer boutiques. More »

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