Lucknow has always been a multicultural city and it’s the home to stunningly beautiful gardens, poetry, music and great cuisine.

Home of the famous residency is Lucknow.  But the residency isn’t the only gem here, there are two brilliant mausoleums, many British Raj era buildings and enough interesting history to entertain the buffs but there is none of the annoyingly many throngs of tourists that can make a brilliant trip tedious.

It is popularly known as the city of Nawabs or the golden city and the people here love to show off their culture and hospitality.

Lucknows' famous Grace and economic boom

These days Lucknow has enjoyed an economic boom and while it isn’t considered a major metropolitan city it is the second largest in Uttar Pradesh and among the top ten of the fastest growing non-major metropolitans.  Known for its culture, grace and a well throughout pace in life have contributed to a unique experience for tourists and visitors to Lucknow.

Lucknow is famous for having Asia’s first human DNA bank which is the world’s second bank that has a DNA identification system.   This bank has been established in the biotech park and is under a private partnership with IQRA biotech services.

Geography and climate of Lucknow

A stunningly vibrant city, Lucknow is a busy metropolis and is situated on the Gangetic plain.  Surrounded by a series of small towns and villages Lucknow is the perfect spot if you are hoping to visit some genuinely India villages during you vacation in India. With a humid sub tropical climate many people will not be out of their league when it comes to the heat although summers here are dry and hot.

Cultural tourism in Lucknow

Lucknow has never lost its relevance to the people because of its history and culture and it is said that this city inspires in such a way that people who haven’t experienced such wish for it.  It is an important center for Muslims in south Asia and the city has a series of courtly manners that remind us where they have come from and what an enriched background the city has.

Because Lucknow has an amazing history the city has many monuments that tourists and visitors can view and appreciate. And a major series of Imambara are available to see here.  An Imambara is the Tomb of a Holy Muslim Man and after mosques and mausoleums they plan a very important part in Islamic Architecture.  The most famous of these found in Lucknow are Chota Imamabara, Bada Imambara and Shah Najaf Imambara, which are the sites of annual Azadari of which a translation means mourning sessions; these occur in the Islamic Month of Mohharum. The Tazia processions and Marsia sessions of the old city are well known in Lucknow and so are its foods.

Culinary delights in Lucknow

The food of Lucknow is a culinary delight and it has been said that there is none that rival Lucknow for its food so easily being identifiable with its region.  It is well worth finding some traditional cuisine here, and if you do you will experience what is undeniably one of the greatest highlights of Lucknow.  Kabobs are one of the local specialties along with kormas, kaliya, nahari-kulchas, zarda, sheermal, roomali rotis and warqi parathas. In short Lucknow is a gastronomic heaven that must be indulged in.