SOLAN(1350 m)

Solan city , situated on national highway-22 is known for many 'firsts' .India's first brewery Mohan-Meakin Ltd was set-up here in 1855 AD.Asia's first horticulture and forestry university (named after Dr Y.S.Parmar) is also located here .Officially the city had been declared 'Mushroom City of India' on September 10, 1997.Besides a largest off season vegetable producer district , Solan is also a commercial district of Himachal Pradesh .

Getting There:
Temperature: Temperature ranges between 39 degree centigrade in summer and 10 degree centigrade in winters .Best Season:April to June and October to November Clothing: Heavy woollens in winters .Summers are hot .Access : The nearest airports are at Shimla and Chandigarh .Solan is also connected with narrow gauge Kalka-Shimla railway line .The nearest broad gauge railway line is at Kalka . Solan is well connected by road (NH-22).Some of the distances are: Delhi-315 km,Chandigarh-68 km,shimla-48 km and Kalka-42 km.