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File 14-andhra-pradesh-loc-sid6 Book South India & Kerala 6 Initial Mapping Date Road AndrewS May 2011 Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy Date Title Hydro Chapter 14-andhra-pradesh Editor Cxns Spot colours removed? Hierarchy Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Symbols Author MC Cxns Date Book Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns Border A1 Key n/a Author Cxns Date Basefile India 11 Final Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Includes ¨ Why Go? Hyderabad ......... 228 Hyderabad, the fascinating capital of Telangana, is reason Telangana ......... 244 enough on its own to visit this region. Its old quarter of col- Bhongir ........... 244 ourful markets, teahouses, biryani restaurants and narrow Warangal .......... 244 lanes is studded with the monuments and palaces of bygone dynasties. On the city’s fringes rise the fabled Golconda fort Palampet .......... 245 and magnificent tombs of departed royalty. Meanwhile Hy- Andhra Pradesh .... 245 derabad’s newer districts are lit up by the classy restaurants, Vijayawada. 245 hotels, boutiques and bars of IT-fuelled economic advance. Nagarjunakonda. 247 The other attractions of these two states (which were one Visakhapatnam ..... 248 state until they split in 2014) are less brazen, but dig around and you will unearth gems – like the wonderful medieval Tirumala & temple sculptures of Palampet, the beauty of ancient Bud- Tirupati ........... 252 dhist sites such as Sankaram and Guntupalli hidden in deep countryside, the cheery coastal holiday vibe of Visakhapat- nam, and the positive vibrations emanating from the vast pilgrim crowds at Tirumala Temple. Best Places to Eat ¨ Southern Spice (p238) ¨ Hotel Shadab (p238) When to Go Hyderabad ¨ SO (p238) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm ¨ Shah Ghouse Cafe (p238) 40/104 32/800 ¨ Sea Inn (p249) 24/600 20/68 16/400 0/32 Best Off the 8/200 Beaten Track -20/-4 0 ¨ Guntupalli (p249) J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨ Sankaram (p251) May–Jun Join Nov–Feb Explore Dec–Apr Best ¨ Moula Ali Dargah (p233) locals digging into Hyderabad’s time to enjoy ¨ Bhongir Fort (p244) haleem, a Ram- sights in perfect Vizag’s coastal adan (Ramzan) 20-25°C weather. attractions – little favourite. rain, not too hot. 227 ÎR44 MAHARASHTRA ODISHA Kondagaon #\ CHHATTISGARH Nanded ÎR44 #\ Godävari Jagdalpur #\ Koraput #\ #\ Nizamabad Kirandul #\ Ramatheertham TELANGANA Palampet Araku Borra #\ # Caves #\ #3#\ #5 #\ Srikakulam Hanumakonda #\ #\ Araku Valley #\ Medak #] Vizianagaram Bidar #\ #3 Pakhal Bheemunipatnam#] #z Ú# ÎR65 Warangal Wildlife Sankaram #2 #\ #]#Ú2 A Anakapalle Sanctuary God Secunderabad #\ av Bavikonda & AK #\ Bhongir ar Visakhapatnam i Thotlakonda AT 1 Khammam # Hyderabad #\ ÎR65 #Ú2 Rajahmundry #\ #\ KARN Mahbubnagar Guntupalli #\ Kaki:nada Nagarjuna Kondapalle Eluru #\ #\ Sagar Dam #\ : ä# Amaravathi #] 5 Kris #\ Vijayawada hn Macherla Guntur a #] 5 #\Tenali #\ 5 #\ Nagarjunakonda #\ Machilipatnam Srisailam Bhattiprolu 5 #\ ÎR16 Kurnool #\ Adoni #\ ANDHRA Ongole Guntakal PRADESH #\ #\ Gooty TELANGANA & & TELANGANA ÎR40 Pe nner #\ Anantapur BAY OF BENGAL #\ #\ Dharmavaram Cuddapah #\ Nellore C #\ Puttaparthi o r #\ o Penukonda m Sri Hindupur 5 a #\ #\ ÎR40 n Kalahasti d #\ A Lepakshi e #Þ4 l Tirumala PRADESH NDHRA #\ #\ C Chandragiri o ÎR44 Tirupathi a s Chittoor t ÎR48 KARNATAKA #\ ^# ^# Chennai #\ Vellore Bengaluru (Madras) (Bangalore) TAMIL NADU 0200 km e# 0100 miles A & N D hra Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Highlights P ra 1 Exploring the markets, Thotlakonda (p251), 4 Finding devotion you D feasting on the food and and Guntupalli (p249), didn’t know you had alongside E S gazing on the architectural destinations on a 2300-year- thousands of Hindu pilgrims at H marvels of historical and old monastic trail Tirumala (p252) HIG contemporary Hyderabad 3 Enjoying the genius 5 Enjoying the lush green (p228) H of Kakatiya sculptors at forests and wide green valleys LIG 2 Absorbing the meditative Palampet (p245) and as your train chugs through vibrations of monks past Warangal (p244) the spectacular Eastern Ghats ht at beautiful Sankaram up to Araku (p251) S (p251), Bavikonda (p251), .