Sunday, October 19, 2014

Gulmarg:Indian Switzerland

Gulmarg is known as Indian Switzerland .This hill station is famous for skating. The main attraction for this hill station is ropeway.  Gulmarg is second highest ropeway in world and number one in Asia. This ropeway project complete in 2005 with French assistance to state Govt.
Gulmarg was previously known as Gourimarg .It was believed that Goddess parvati lived there so this place got the name of Gourimarg.

When this place conquered by Muslim ruler than this place name changed to Gulmarg .During British period in India, most of the British office spent their holiday here.

By seeing picture you think these places are from any European country but these are beautiful places from Gulmarg.











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