This is the Karnataka & Bengaluru chapter from Lonely Planet's India guidebook.

Sprawling Karnataka is an inexhaustible goldmine of natural, cultural and artistic variety. Complemented by an ultra-professional tourism industry and an inherently friendly population, it's a travellers' haven that makes for fun, stress-free and thoroughly enjoyable gallivanting all the way.

• be bowled over by the awesome royal palace and the technicolour Devaraja Market in Mysore
• maps
• savour aromatic coffee while recharging your soul in the cool highlands of the Kodagu Region
• transport
• stride across the deserted ramparts of the 15th century fort in Bidar
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Southern Karnataka, Bengaluru (Bangalore) & around, Mysore & around, Hassan, Belur & Halebid, Sravanabelagola, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Kodagu (Coorg) Region, Karnataka Coast, Mangalore, Dharmasthala, Udupi (Udipi), Malpe, Devbagh, Jog Falls, Central Karnataka, Hampi & around, Hospet, Hubli, Northern Karnataka, and Badami & around.