Kittur Fort

A Vishnu temple at Halasi (Halsi) in Khanapur taluk, an old Kadamba capital; the Bhuvaraha Narasimha shrine and its neighbours preserve fine early sculpture in a village dotted with ancient temples.

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.

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.

The walled fort in Saundatti town, a compact historic stop close to the market streets. It is distinct from Parasgad Fort south of town.

A hill fort south of Saundatti linked to the Desai chiefs and later the Marathas, its broken walls occupying an exposed ridge above the Malaprabha country.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The Renuka–Yellamma temple on Yellammana Gudda, about 5 km from Saundatti. Belagavi district dates the present temple to 1514; its jatres require current crowd and transport planning.