Hotels in Chandigarh
Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana, but the city itself is not part of either state, being a union territory, administered by the Central government.
Key attractions in Chandigarh
Rock garden designed by Nek Chand. The initial creation was completely illegal - a development in a forbidden area. However, the sheer beauty meant that it was legalized and Nek Chand became celebrated artist.
Rose Garden: Named after India's former President, Zakir Hussain, this beautiful garden was set up in 1967 with the support of Chandigarh's first Chief Commissioner, late Dr M S Randhawa. Chandigarh rose garden contains more than 17,000 plants with 1,600 varieties of roses over there
Sukhna Lake
: 3 kilometre rain fed lake created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe. People generally come here for a morning or evening walk. The lake, incidentally, has Asia's longest water channel for rowing and yachting.Pinjore Gardens - 15 km from Panchkula, on the Chandigarh Shimla road houses a mini zoo, historic places, Japanese garden, nursery and a number of picnic spots.
Chandi Mandir : Famous temple located at a distance of about 15 kms from Chandigarh