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Jodhpur

The second-largest city in Rajasthan is situated on the edge of the inhospitable Thar Desert and dominated by a formidable fort straddling an unlikely sandstone bluff that protrudes some 125-metres smack in the middle of the city centre.

The city was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, and the old quarter is surrounded by a 10-km-long 16th-century wall. It's a truly fascinating place to wander around, with a jumble of raucous, narrow streets, and boisterous textile, silver and handicraft bazaars. And yes, it was from here that those baggy-tight horse-riding trousers took their name, but you're unlikely to see anyone in such ludicrous garb today.