Mumbai is full of cultural, architectural, and culinary treasures. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Victorian Indian Gothic Revival Chhatrapati Shivaji Station, formerly called Victoria Terminus, is an example of India’s gems.
To the south of the city is the Gate of India, a monumental seafront arch that offers a stunning view of ►
Mumbai is full of cultural, architectural, and culinary treasures. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Victorian Indian Gothic Revival Chhatrapati Shivaji Station, formerly called Victoria Terminus, is an example of India’s gems.
To the south of the city is the Gate of India, a monumental seafront arch that offers a stunning view of the horizon. Life in Mumbai is busy, and the city never seems to be completely asleep. You will find many small shops and street food stands offering Indian specialties. There is biryani, rice prepared with spices, vegetables, meat or fish, chapati bread or achars. You can accompany the whole with chai, sweet black tea mixed with masala in boiling milk.
Try your hand at the joys of field hockey, the national sport, or cricket, the most popular sport in India. Visiting Mumbai is also an opportunity to discover Bollywood, based in the city, and one of the largest film industries in the world, with several hundred films produced each year.
The city is also full of Hindu temples that you can admire and visit, such as the Mumba Devi Temple or the Walkeshwar Temple. Not far from the city, ten kilometers offshore, you can go to an island where the caves of Elephanta are located, carved in the basalt of the hills where you can see sculptures dating back to the 6th century. ◄
