Why visit Hampi
Townapedia lists 74 museums and landmarks, 30 places to eat, 38 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Matanga Hill, Hampi and Vijayanagara.
Weather in Hampi
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Hampi
Hampe, also known as Vijayanagara, is a city in the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located along the Tungabhadra River in the eastern and central parts of the state, Hampi is near the city of Hospet. It is famous for hosting the Hampi Group of Monuments with the Virupaksha Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was possibly known as Kishkindha in the Ramayana age.
From the Wikipedia article Hampi (town) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do9
Sunset viewpoint with temple and the river valley (for climbers)
Scenic view · 2.3 km
Museums and landmarks74
Hampi
Monument and historic site
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
Vijayanagara
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Now ruins, previously the capital of Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century
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62 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes30
Golden Boulders Climbing & Adventure
Cafe · 1.6 km
Offers climbing, bouldering, yoga und slackline equipment for sale and rent as well as classes. Also serves coffee and cakes.
0 Main road in Hanumanahalli
08:00-22:00
18 more on the map.
Where to stay38
26 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship44
Shopping2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Hampi
198 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Jindal Vijaynagar Airport (VDY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Kamalāpuram 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Hosapete 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Gangavati 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Munirābād 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Kampli 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Kurikuppi 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Vaddu 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Sandūr 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Koppal 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Ballari 54 km southeast, about 54 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Hampi-Old-And-New, Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (3), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha Temple Hampi Karnataka IMG 20190901 162216, Rajusahu1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha Temple Hampi Karnataka IMG 20190901 162210, Rajusahu1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (2), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hampi 2025, Anishkum, CC0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (19), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (15), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (14), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha Temple and Bazar, Hampi, Karnataka, Balajiworld, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (17), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (11), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (10), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (18), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (16), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (4), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (12), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- History Of Hampi, Stockified, CC0
- Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (5), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha Temple Hampi Karnataka IMG 20190901 162316, Rajusahu1989, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Around Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (9), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijaya Vittala temple inner chamber, Hampi, Avinashkunigal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, Avinashkunigal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hampi (Vijaynagar Empire), Kshan7811, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha temple, Hampi, Avinashkunigal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kallina Ratha, Hampi, Vijayanagara, Karnataka, India (2019), Srkulkarni99955, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hampi (1), Swetha potlapalli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi - hamvrvb102k22 (115), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ShrineInTankVijayanagara, No machine-readable author provided. Imc assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Hampi, India, Granite boulders of Matanga Hill, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- Inner Courtyard of Virupaksha Temple at Hampi, AMITABHA GUPTA, CC BY 4.0
- 15th-16th century Vitthala temple exterior view, Hampi Hindu monuments Karnataka, Ms Sarah Welch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wide angle of Galigopuram of Virupaksha Temple, Hampi (04) (cropped), iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Complex of Virupaksha Temple, Hampi (04), iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Enroute to Matanga hills, Hampi, Mathew Chandy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE AT NIGHT, Abhi1901, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha - Gopuram - Carvings - 1, Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Virupaksha - Gopuram -- Carvings - 2, Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dsc 0058 Jpg, Nandhakumar C, CC BY 3.0
- Underneath The Light And Watchtowers, Ajay Ramesh, CC0
- 14th century stone linga Hemakuta Hill, Hampi Karnataka, Ms Sarah Welch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A stambh and temple at the sunset point of Hemakuta hill, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hampi - Double Storeyed Mandapa, Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Watch Tower Lotus Temple Complex at Hampi, Sachin Kondke, CC BY-SA 4.0
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