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Shalimar Bagh

Built for Nur Jahan by her husband, Jehangir, Shalimar Bagh is the most famous of Srinagar's Mughal gardens, but it can get very busy. It's 10km beyond Nehru Park.

A row of fountains and 400-year-old chinar trees lead up to a pavillion with Mughal decoration.

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