Vishakapatnam is better known as Vizag while many people still know the place as Waltair. Vizag is a commercial as well as leisure desitnation for Indian travellers. Visakhapatnam & Waltair are twin cities like the state capital Hyderabad & Secunderabad. Initially it was under the governance of Kalinga King, then Bahamanis captured it. In 1768 the East India Company took control over it. The British called it Vizagpatnnm, hence the industrial and port area of Waltair was familiar as Visakhapatnam or Vizag.
Vishakapatnam is better known as Vizag while many people still know the place as Waltair. Visakhapatnam and Waltair are twin cities like the state capital Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Initially it was under the governance of Kalinga King, then Bahamanis captured it. In 1768 the East India Company took control over it. The British called it Vizagpatnnm, hence the industrial and port area of Waltair was familiar as Visakhapatnam or Vizag.
Vizag is not a popular shopping destination but the city is stuffed with a wide range of attractive articles that are available for the tourists to splurge on. The most popular item is the handicraft items, which are a blend of contemporary taste and craftsmanship technique of olden days. The beauty lies in the fact that most of the articles such as sarees, spices and lovely handicraft products, fabrics, leather products are available at cheaper rates and are mostly hand-crafted. Even the South Indian metal utensils are something to be spent on.