HAMPI, INDIA

HAMPI, INDIA


Lying 350km from Bangalore, Hampi is situated amid the ruins of Vijayanagar, the former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. Believed to have been the second most populous city on earth around 1500, Vijayanagar plays host to numerous monuments to the city's former glory, the best known of which is Virupaksha Temple. The ruins have been listed as a World Heritage Site since 1986.