map of the united states blank Vizag s train station is on the western edge of town, near the port. Visakhapatnam Junction station

Vijayawada is considered by many to be the heart of Andhra culture and language and has an important Durga temple. map of the united states blank Nearby Amaravathi, meanwhile, was a centre of Buddhist learning and practice for many centuries.

FPaigah Tombs TOMBS (off Map p894; Phisalbanda, Santoshnagar; h10am5pm Sat-Thu) The aristocratic Paigah family, purportedly descendents of the second Caliph of Islam, were fierce loyalists of the nizams, serving as statespeople, philanthropists and generals under and alongside them. The Paigahs necropolis, map of the united states blank tucked away in a quiet neighbourhood 4km southeast of Charminar, is a small compound of exquisite mausoleums made of marble from Agra and lime stucco. The main complex contains 27 tombs with intricate inlay work, surrounded by delicately carved walls and canopies, stunning filigree screens with geometric patterning and, overhead, tall, graceful turrets. The tombs are down a small lane across map of the united states blank from Owasi Hospital. Look for the Preston Junior College sign. The Paigah Tombs ( 20) booklet is sold at the AP State Museum, but not here.

Vizag s train station is on the western edge of town, near the port. Visakhapatnam Junction station is on the Kolkata-Chennai line. The overnight Coromandel Express map of the united states blank (sleeper/3AC/2AC 333/881/1199, 13 hours) is the fastest of the five daily trains running to Kolkata. Heading south, it goes to Chennai (sleeper/3AC/2AC 310/817/1112, 14 hours). Frequent trains map of the united states blank head to Vijayawada including 2717, the Ratnachalam Express (2nd-class/chair 108/477).

Society To Save Rocks WALKING (%23552923; www.saverocks.org; 1236 Rd No 60, Jubilee map of the united states blank Hills) This NGO organises monthly walks through the Andhran landscape and its surreal-looking boulders. Check website for details.