Srinagar

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, is a city built around water. A night on a traditional houseboat on Dal Lake, a shikara ride through its floating gardens and markets, and the terraced Mughal gardens of Shalimar and Nishat define the experience. The old city's wooden houses and the 15th-century Jama Masjid reveal a city that has been a centre of the silk trade for centuries.