Historical places and amazing sights around Guntur

The region of Guntur is under the development scanner. It would be wrong to assume that only the city would be developed. The same would be the case with historical places and tourist attractions

Tourist places of historical importance always beckon nature lovers. Development of many tourist places coming up under the new capital region is being taken up. A few of these tourist destinations are: Amaravati (also referred to as Amareswaram) for its famous Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, which is one of the famous Pancharamas; Kondaveedu, a hill fortress located 1,700 feet above the mean sea level; Sitanagaram, a place related to the ancient history of Ramayana; Nagarjuna Sagar; Bapatla Suryalanka beach; Durgi stone craft; Ethipothala waterfalls, a 70 feet high river cascade, situated on Chandravanka river and Guthikonda caves, located near Karampudi which is set in the midst of a thick forest.

Undavalli caves are a monolithic example of Indian rock-cut architecture and one of the finest testimonials to ancient vishwakarma sthapathis. These caves, which are 28 kilometres from Guntur and 6 kilometres from Vijayawada, are carved on the hillside in solid sandstone. A number of caves are located here. In the largest cave, Lord Vishnu idol in reclining posture was sculpted from a single block of granite. Other shrines inside the cave are dedicated to Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

Uppalapadu is located 6 kilometres from Guntur city. The Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary is home to a number of bird species. Around 7,000 birds can be found here and many others migrate here. Bird lovers from all over come to this place. The APTDC has beach-facing cottages in Repalle and Bapatla, which attract many visitors to enjoy the tranquility of the nature and stillness of the nights under the star studded blue sky and green waters of the sea shore.