Jammu, winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir state in India


Entrance to Ma Vaishno Devi Yatra

Jammu is well connected by train to points south and east. Jammu Tawi is an important railhead of the Norther Railways serving the Jammu and Kashmir State

Buses run around the city to reach from one point to other, though you need to ask people how to reach from 
one place to other.
Jammu is also known as City Of Temples, One can visit Raghunath Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple, Peer Kho Cave
 Temple, Bawey Wali Mata, Mahamaya Temple. Other Place of interest are Baag-e-Bahu Park, Amar Mahal Museum,
 Mansar Lake and Fish Aquarium at Baag-e-Bahu. Here, the main bazaars – Vir Marg, Raghunath Bazaar and Hari
 Market – are famous for Kashmiri handicrafts, traditional Dogra jewellery and various dry fruits, chiefly walnuts 
(‘akhrot’) and almonds. Jammu is also known for the superlative quality of its ‘basmati’ rice, ‘rajma’ (red beans),
 ‘ampapar’ (dried and candied mango peel), ‘anardana’ (dried pomegranate seeds) and ‘barfi’ (milk sweets).

Jammu has an airport which desperately needs modernization but still has many flights from Delhi, Srinagar 
and Leh. Spice Jet, Air India and Goair have flights from Delhi. Jammu lies on the National Highway 1-A and 
is connected by national highway network to all parts of the country. Amritsar - 243 kms, Chandigarh - 436 kms,
 Delhi - 586 kms., Katra - 48 kms, Srinagar - 305 kms, Manali - 428 kms, Patnitop - 112 kms. Mansar - 60 kms.