Destination 003 · 15.3350° N 76.4600° E

A kingdom of boulders, read slowly.

The ruins of Vijayanagara spread over twenty-five square kilometres of granite and river. A bus tour sees six of them. A good guide and an early start see the rest.

Sunrise on Matanga Hill and the Tungabhadra at dusk are the two hours that make the trip.

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Reading Hampi on foot

Twenty-five square kilometres of ruins, and why the bus sees only six of them.