Banaras is famous for its spirituality, ghats, street food, architecture, paan and Banarasi silk saree. Here are the top things to do in Varanasi.

Banaras Tourism - a complete travel guide to Varanasi, including how to reach, the best time to visit, top places to visit, shop and eat, and accommodation in Varanasi, India.

In 2012, when I visited Tuscany for the first time, I did things that most first-timers do – tick marking all the attractions, travelling everywhere by car, shopping at Florence’s Via de’ Tornabuoni boutiques, eating four-course Italian meals with a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino, climbing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and spending hundreds of…

There’s no dearth of Buddhist shrines in Asia. But none of the places hold the symbolic and historical value of Lumbini, the birth place of Buddha.