Solan is blessed with a pleasant climate all the year round. Solan has an old brewery and a sprawling horticulture and forestry university.

 
1. KASAULI: 77 k.m. from Shimla and 35 k.m. from Kalka, at 1927 metres is a quaint little town that seems to exists in a time wrap in an era that reminds one of the 19th century.  Kasauli is surrounded by a mixed forest of chir-pine, Himalyan oak and huge horse-chestnuts. Its narrow roadslither up and down the hillsides and offer some magnificent vistas. You can get vantage views from Monkey Point, 4 k.m. from the bus stand.

 2. BAROG: Barog once just a stop over on the Kalka-Shimla highway, this town has grown to be a destination in itself. Surrounded by pine forests, it presents a fascinating view of the Churdhar Peak, which poetically translates into ‘Mountain of the Silver Bangle’.

 3. CHAIL: 43 k.m. from Shimla and with a lush green setting, this was the former ’summer capital’ of the Patiala state. At 2250 metres it has the world’s highest cricket ground, the old palace, now a hotel, and the possibility of some angling are added attractions.

 4. Kunihar: here you can visit the Shiv Gufa and near by Arkri Fort.

 5. KIARIGHAT: A little short of Shimla, Kiarighat was once a Dak bunglow.