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Shilparamam : Craft village set up at Madhapur beyond Jubilee
hills of Hyderabad.
Yadagirigutta: Situated on the hillock near Hyderabad in
Nagalconda district, three forms of Lord Narasimha are manifested here as
Gandhabherunda, Yogananda and Jwala. The reigning deity Laxmi Narayanaswamy is
enshrined at height of 178 m. The majestic five storey gopuram and the Vaikunta
Dwaram are impressive.
Nacharam: Close to Hyderabad in Medak District, it has an
ancient Laxmi Narasimha swamy temple. The Andhra Pardesh Tourism Department runs
a tourist complex here.
Deccan Pre-Historic Rocks : Geologist date the grey granite
rocks here at approximately 2500 million years- the only one in Asia.
Medack Church: Built on an immense scale in solid white
granite, the Gothic structure is one of the best and largest in the country. It
can accommodate as many as 5000 people.
Shamirpet: An Andhra Pardesh tourist complex is located in the
vicinity of the man-made
Jawahar lake.
Osmansagar Lake: It was built by constructing a dam on the
river Musi in 1920 by Mir Osman Khan and planned by Mokshagundam Visweswarayya
for water supply. The place offers excellent picnic spot with well laid gardens.
Kolanupak:It was the second capital town of Kalyani Chalukyas
during 11th century and as a religious center of Janis. Several historic
monument, temples and sculptures from 10th and 11th century exist here.
Kondapur : It is known as the '
TAXAXILA OF THE SOUTH' and is
referred to as the 'TOWN OF MOUNDS". Remains of the vast Buddhist complex,
buildings, coins of gold silver, copper and lead have been excavated here over
the years.
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