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Pune (Poona)

Located in Sahyadri hills near the west coast of India, Pune is a fascinating city with a healthy climate all year around. Known until not so long ago as Poona, the city was the capital of the powerful Maratha empire and is closely associated with the great warrior king Shivaji. Today, Pune is distinctly divided into the spacious cantonment and the crowded old city, where locali-ties have been named after days in the week.

Altitude: 598 mtrs
Temperature (°C):
Summer: Max 40, Min 26
Winter: Max 29, Min 19
Rainfall: 70 cms(June to September)
Season: Throughout the year
How to get there

Air:
Vayudoot Services, East-West Airlines and Continental Aviation connect Pune with Bombay.
Rail:
Pune is linked by rail with Bangalore, Bombay, Delhi, Jammu-Tawi, Kanya Kumari, Madras, Nagpur, Secunderabad (Hyderabad), Trivandrum, Vasco-da-Gama (Goa) etc.

Road:
Pune is connected by bus services to Mumbai (Bombay) (170 kms), Shirdi (195 kms) Nasik (202 kms), Aurangabad (226 kms), Sholapur, Nagpur, Bangalore etc.

Local Transport:
Taxis ply between Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune regularly on seat basis from Dadar.
Places of Interest

Shaniwar Wada
Saras Baug
Parvati Hill
Raja Kelkar Museum
Shinde's Chhatri
Bund Garden
Kasturba Smarak (Inside Agha Khan Palace)
Excursions

Alandi (22 kms)
Dehu (29 kms)
Karla (55 kms)
Purandhar (40 kms)
Sinhagad (25 kms)
Panchgani (98 kms)
Mahabaleshwar (120 kms)
Shivneri Fort (94 kms)
Bhima Shankar (95 kms)
Ashtavinayak Temples at Theur (20 kms)
Ranjangaon (50 kms)
Morgaon (65 kms)
Madh (75 kms)
Ojhar (75 kms)
Pali (80 kms)
Lenyadri (90 kms) & Siddhatek (95 kms)
Lonavala (64 kms)
Bhatghar Dam (52 kms)