12 Best things to see & do in Delhi

Vast sandstone-walled fort with gardens, audience halls and royal apartments – a high point of Mughal military architecture.

Britain’s rule from 1858 to independence in 1947 known as the ‘Raj’ was a defining period in India’s history.

The most varied and cosmopolitan cuisine in India, served in every venue imaginable, from world-class restaurants to sprawling food markets.

An extraordinary modern temple complex, drawing on traditional religious architecture and design.

The National Museum houses five millennia’s worth of Indian culture alongside an eclectic collection of its celebrated art forms.

Completed in 1656 by Emperor Shah Jahan, this is one of India’s largest and most beautiful mosques.

Stunning mausoleum and precursor to the Taj Mahal, with tranquil well-maintained gardens.

The former bungalow residence of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is now a slightly macabre museum. Assassinated here in 1984 by her bodyguards, even that very spot remains spotted with blood.

Formerly a palace belonging to the Maharaja of Jaipur, the gallery is now a superb repository of Indian paintings, sculpture and even photography.

Hire a cycle rickshaw for a genuine, earthy experience of Old Delhi’s atmospheric backstreets.

A unique opportunity to experience traditional devotional music, performed in the courtyard of an ancient Sufi tomb-shrine in south Delhi.

Among Delhi’s quietest and leafiest parks, Lodi Gardens contain several 15th- and 16th-century tombs and monuments, most relating to the Afghan Lodi dynasty, which was eventually replaced by the Mughals.