Udaipur , située à 577 mètre d’altitude, est entourée par les lacs Pichola, Fateh Sagar et Swaroop Sagar

Udaipur is 313 kms from Jodhpur

The menagerie of the raja of Udaipur is the birthplace of the Panther Bagheera in “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling

The city served as decor for the ‘Bengal tiger’ to ‘Octopussy’ of the James Bond series;

Monuments to visit

 

Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake, located south of Udaipur. It was established in 1362 near the Picholi village that gave it its name. Two islands, Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir located on the lake are now processed several luxury hotels palace

The Jag Niwas is a summer palace built by Udai Singh II in the middle of an artificial lake: Lake Pichola. The palace became the famous Lake Palace Hotel world class found in the James Bond Octopussy.

The City Palace, the palace of Rana on Lake Pichola. Its oldest part is the royal court dating from 1571 .Regularly expanded over time, it is a series of palaces, the Palace of ruby, the palace women, the Palace of joy, the Chinese Room, palace beads, Sheesh Mahal, the palace of mirrors … Part of it was converted into a hotel, while the rest became a museum

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Jagdish Temple, one of the largest temples dedicated to Vishnu in Northern India. Built in 1651 by Jagat Singh, it contains a representation of the god Jagannath, Lord of the universe