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City Walk

Pink ̈City

START ̈NEW GATE

END ̈INDIAN COFFEE HOUSE

LENGTH ̈3 KM; TWO TO THREE HOURS

Entering the Old City from 1 New ̈Gate,

turn right inside the city wall into 2 Bapu ̈

Bazaar. Brightly coloured bolts of fabric, joo-

tis (traditional shoes) and aromatic perfumes

make the street a favourite for Jaipur’s wom-

en. At the end of Bapu Bazaar you’ll come to

3 Sanganeri ̈Gate. Turn left into 4 Johari ̈

Bazaar, the jewellery market, where you will

find jewellers, goldsmiths and also artisans

doing highly glazed meenakari (enamelling),

a speciality of Jaipur.

Continuing north, walk past 5 Jama ̈

Masjid, with its tall minarets, then duck

through an archway (between Nos 145 and

146) that leads into a bustling half-covered

alleyway, sparkling with the sequined shawls

and saris. Turn right at the end for more

colourful 6 sari ̈stalls. Return the way

you came, turning left to reach 7 Badi ̈

Chaupar. Take a quick look at the spectacu-

lar 8 Hawa ̈Mahal (p111) before walking

west along 9 Tripolia ̈Bazaar, leading to

a^ Tripolia ̈Gate. This is the main entrance

to b ̈Jantar ̈Mantar (p109) and the

c^ City ̈Palace (p109), but only the ma-

haraja’s family may enter here. The public

entrance is via the less-ostentatious Atishpol

(Stable Gate), a little further along.

Further west is d Iswari ̈Minar ̈Swarga ̈

Sal (p113), which is well worth climbing for

the city views (enter from the back). Cross

the road here and duck into e Maniharon ̈

ka ̈Rasta (between Nos 349 and 350), an

alleyway specialising in colourful lac (resin)

bangles.

Walking south, clothes and crockery stores

appear as the lane becomes less touristy.

Look out for the green-painted, but rundown

f^ haveli opposite shop No 1129, before

turning right through a narrow tunnel, and

eventually popping out onto Kishanpol Ba-

zaar. Turn left and walk past a collection of

small g kite ̈shops before ending your tour

with a well-earned break at the simple but

charming h Indian ̈Coffee ̈House (p117),

just outside the Old City walls.