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The center of Mahabaleshwar is next to the bus stand. The market begins here and leads up to the other end of the street. The market is full of activity. There is pulsating energy here especially in the evenings. Mahabaleshwar is so popular with the Mumbaites, inadvertently they will always bump into someone they know from back home at the market in the evening. There is a wide range of products that the market has to offer for travelers. People who are looking for gifts to take away are sure to find something interesting here. One can get hold of almost anything right from clothes to slippers etcetera. Handcrafted leather footwear is also very famous here.

There are several apiaries in this region; therefore honey is sold in huge quantities here. Not only that, there is a vast variety of honey available. In fact some of the honey has medicinal qualities. You could find honey available for diabetics and also for people suffering from various other diseases. As a matter of fact, there is a bee-keeping museum here. Mahabaleshwar is also known for its strawberries. You could go to the farm and pick the strawberries for yourself. This leads to another industry. Produce made from strawberries. Several products made from Strawberries are available here. You could pick up jams, crushes, chikkies etcetera. Also you could stop to drink some strawberry lassi or strawberry milkshake which is very refreshing during the summer months.

When visiting Mahabaleshwar, most people visit the nearby Pratapgadh fort and also Panchgani, although there are more than a few places to visit within Mahabaleshwar. It has at least 30 striking points from where one can catch sight of some extraordinary vistas. Although some would say you can stand anywhere in Mahabaleshwar and you will find something enchanting about the place. Most of these points are accessible by a vehicle. Some of them are titled after the British luminaries who visited here.

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