Hidkal Dam

A two-tier waterfall where the Markandeya river drops through a forested valley near Gokak, also called Markandeya Falls; reached by a short trek and fullest after the monsoon.

A 52 m horseshoe fall where the Ghataprabha plunges over a sandstone gorge in Gokak taluk — the 'Niagara of Karnataka' — spanned by a colonial hanging footbridge and site of one of India's earliest hydro-electric works (1887).

The oval Kote fort of Belagavi, first raised by the Ratta dynasty around 1204 and later held by the Vijayanagara, Bahmani, Adil Shahi, Maratha and British — a water-girt fort of curved ramparts and bastions enclosing old temples, Jain bastis and mosques.

An Adil Shahi–era mosque within Belagavi Fort, its pillared prayer hall said to reuse columns from earlier temples, with Persian inscriptions set over the arches.

A 12th-century Jain temple (basadi) inside Belagavi Fort, named for the lotus (kamala) carved on its black-stone mandapa ceiling; it enshrines a fine image of Neminatha and is a protected relic of the Ratta capital.

A colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the Belagavi cantonment, one of the oldest in the Camp, with British-period architecture and old stained glass.

A modern Shiva temple associated with the Maratha Light Infantry in Belagavi cantonment. Visitors should follow current gate and photography instructions and avoid photographing military installations.

Karnataka's second, granite-and-dome legislature building, opened in 2012 on the edge of Belagavi so the assembly can hold a winter session in the north — a monumental modern landmark modelled on Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha and floodlit at night.

A hill fort south of Belagavi whose surviving walls and high plateau overlook the western approaches to the city. Go in daylight and treat the exposed edges and monsoon grass with care.

The Malaprabha dam and Renuka Sagara reservoir at Navilutirtha, which the Belagavi district administration places 10 km from Saundatti in a valley between two hills.

A small historic fort at Munavalli north of Saundatti, mapped around a surviving walled enclosure. Treat it as an unstaffed local heritage stop rather than a serviced monument.

A living Veerabhadra and Bhadrakali pilgrimage temple at Godachi in Ramdurg taluk, known for its annual jatre. Confirm the current festival dates, worship hours and traffic arrangements locally.