The Shed

Manali


This seasonal cafe has an excellent coffee machine, a semicircular bar zone (try the apple martinis) and a fire pit between sacred rocks.

But it's best known for holding have-a-go art sessions (noon to 6pm) with materials provided. Live music, often Indian-fusion, is a possibility at night.


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2. Manu Rishi Temple

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3. HPTDC Club House

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4. Hotel Delfryn

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A useful landmark on the way out of town on the Lama Dugh hike.

5. Water Tank

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A landmark on the hike to Lama Dugh: take the path heading uphill from here.

6. Hadimba Mandir

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7. Sacred Tree

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8. Museum of Himachal Culture & Folk Art

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