Ranakpur is without a doubt one of our favorite places in Rajasthan. Or should I say our favourite areas, as Ranakpur itself is not even really a village or a town – just a stop off point along the main road running between Jodhpur and Udaipur. It's a blink and you've missed it sort of place, and apart from the world-famous Jain temple complex (which is an important pilgrimage site) you might be forgiven for thinking it wasn't up to much.

Chittorgarh is mostly known for its immense Fort – and if we put 'immense' in to numbers, we're talking 700 hectares! In fact the complex is so large and sprawling, you have to drive around it, from one building or monument to the next. The fort is also known as the 'Water Fort' due to the fact that, despite the high altitude it had enough wells, step wells and reserves to provide water for an army of 50,000 men... for four years.