The flower of the Mughal empire-in-ascendance, Agra, is also home to the immortal epitome of love, the Taj Mahal. Though Agra, located in Uttar Pradesh in northern India retained Mughal regal favour for just three generations, it was embellished with the best of the Mughal dynasty's architectural legacy. The over 300-years-old Taj Mahal, however, is its most compulsive feature and attracts the largest number of tourists from all over the world. Also within the city's ambit lies Fatehpur Sikri, virtually an expression of the philosophy and creed of the liberal Mughal emperor Akbar the Great. In keeping with its status of the most sought-after destination, Agra today boasts of world class hotels with excellent facilities and services. The city is also easily accessible from Delhi and other major cities of India.

A pleasant town with comparatively slow pace, Agra is known for its superb inlay work on marble and soastone by craftsman who are descendant of those who worked under the Mughals. The city is also famous for its carpets, gold thread embroidery and leather shoes.Agra was once the capital of the Mughal empire and even today it seems to linger in the past . Not surprising , for the Mughal emperors with their passion for building, endowed the city with some of the finest structures in the world . It is very easy to slip away here through the centuries into the grandeur and intrigues of the Mughal court.

Sikandra, Agra Travel AgentsAgra is an old city and it is said that its name was derived from Agrabana, a forest that finds mention in the epic Mahabharata. In more recent times Agra came into prominence when Sikandar Lodi made it his capital city in 1501 . The Lodi rule was to end very soon and Agra passed into the possession of the Mughals .It was during the time of the third emperor Akbar that Agra came into its own . He embarked on the construction of the massive Agra Fort in 1565. Though Akbar was diverted into building a new capital at Fatehpur sikri not far away.

Agra continued to retain its importance and Shah Jehan, Akbar's garndson ornamented the city with that masterpiece of Mughal architecture - the Taj Mahal and built several other beautiful buildings within the Agra fort .