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Why visit Chikmagalūr
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 6 parks and trails, 17 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Chikmagalūr
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Chikmagalūr
Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru, IPA: [t͡ʃikːɐmɐɡɐɭuːru]), previously known as Kiriya-Muguli, is a city, taluka and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Chandra Drona Mountain range of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from around the world for its pleasant and favourable hill station climate, tropical rainforest and coffee estates. The pristine Baba Budangiri lies to the north of Chikmagalur, where it is believed that Baba Budan introduced coffee to India.
From the Wikipedia article Chikmagalur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Chikmagalūr on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do6
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes17
5 more on the map.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship12
Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Tmple
Place of worship · 4.8 km
Mudigere-Kadur Road, Chikkamagaluru
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare41
Map of Chikmagalūr
110 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Shivamogga Airport (RQY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 62 km away.
- Thegur 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Belūr 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Mudgere 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Kadūr 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Birūr 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Sakleshpur 42 km south, about 42 min by car
- Tarikere 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Narasimharājapura 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Hassan 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Shivamogga 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chikmagalur, India. (7793316622), Prof. Mohamed Shareef from Mysore, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Admin Block, Ashwin Geet Dsa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lake Reflection, Sumit Bose, CC BY 3.0
- Traditonal house in Chikmagalur, Shyamal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Halo optical refraction, Pavan kumar and Hithesh kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pepper Plant In Rains, Sibin Mohan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chikkamagaluru (Unsplash), Black Perl mathan_kumar, CC0
- Siri Cafe Chikmanglur, Keshav Sarraf, CC BY 3.0
- Gymnopleurus cyaneus Fabricius, 1798 (4240756303), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chikmagalur, India. (7793309142), Prof. Mohamed Shareef from Mysore, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chikmagalur mountains, Siddharth Patil, CC0
- Coffea canephora berries, Ksd5, CC0
- Egrets at Chikmagalur, Chaithanyabk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jnanarashmi School - panoramio, Likhith N.P, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BGS-1 and Admin block, AIT, Ashwin Geet Dsa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Block in AIT college, Ashwin Geet Dsa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Block in AIT college-1, Ashwin Geet Dsa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dept. Of Information Science & Engineering, AIT, Ashwin Geet Dsa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS034-E-17322 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Man Made Sleeping Beauty, Gopi Nath, CC BY 3.0
- Road into the forest, MuraliMenon22, CC BY 4.0
- Lake within the forest, MuraliMenon22, CC BY 4.0
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