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Location:
Himachal Pradesh
Altitude: 4,70m
Places Of Interest:
Renuka, Subathu, Dagshai, Pinjore, Kasauli
Best Time To Visit: July
to September
 Along
the National Highway No.22, as one cross the state
border of Haryana into Himachal, there comes the
town of Parwanoo. A couple of decades ago, this was
a sleepy little village but today, it is a pulsating
industrial town.
Fruit
based products, plastics, motor parts and watch
components roll out of Parwanoo's factories. For a
tourist, Parwanoo is a convenient base station to
see and visit a number of nearby areas.
ATTRACTION
LAKES
Renuka (132-km): With a circumference of roughly
2.5-kms, this is the largest lake in Himachal fed
by underground springs, it is shaped like the
profile of a reclining woman and is regarded to be
the embodiment of the Goddess Renuka.
CITIES
Dagshai (28-km):
A one
time British cantonment, this small town is
surrounded by pine trees and also has an old church.
Subathu (16-km):
Still a
cantonment, it has also got the remains of a Gurkha
Fort.
GARDENS
Pinjore (10-km):
Parwanoo
is an excellent base to visit the famed Mughal style
gardens at Pinjore.
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