Agra

Agra is best done early: the Taj Mahal at sunrise, Agra Fort's red sandstone halls, the 'Baby Taj' by the river and a sunset view of the Taj from Mehtab Bagh. Fatehpur Sikri is an hour away for a second day.

Places we love here

• Culture

  Agra Fort

  Red sandstone halls where Shah Jahan spent his last years looking at the Taj.

• Culture

  Fatehpur Sikri

  Akbar's abandoned red-sandstone capital, 40 km away.

• Culture · lesser-known

  Itimad-ud-Daulah ('Baby Taj')

  A jewel-box marble tomb with inlay work, rarely crowded.

• Viewpoints

  Mehtab Bagh sunset

  The garden across the Yamuna with a straight-on Taj view at sunset.

• Food

  Petha & bedai breakfast

  Bedai-jalebi for breakfast and petha sweets to carry home.

• Culture

  Taj Mahal at sunrise

  Enter at 6 am from the east gate for soft light and fewer people.