About Nashik, India

A delightful town, usually bustling with fervent crowds, Nashik is a classic mélange of the past and the present. It paves way to many fascinating forts and royally graceful temples that possess an aura of exuberance. This part of the terra firma is more than a dream destination for zealous lovers of glorious travel. It plays abode to most of the industries located in Maharashtra, including the Security Printing Press of the government, the nation's currency printer. The core of commerce and trade, it was earlier the country's largest market arena.

Widely held as the land that produces the maximum varieties of fruits and vegetables, it is rightly labelled as the green belt area. It lodges a great diversity of tourist attractions, religious domains and the nature at its bountiful and beautiful best. This land of exquisite grandeur witnessed 14 years of exile suffered by a hero, a hero named Lord Rama. The Lord spent his years of exile in the forests of this land. 

The splendour of Nashik tells you all about the magnificence of the place. Its fame has augmented by leaps and bounds due to its propinquity to Shirdi, a very famous pilgrimage centre, where thousands cram to acquire darshan of Shri Sai Baba.

Best way to reach Nashik

• By air: Nashik airport at Ozar, about 20 km away, has a few flights; Mumbai's airport is about 170 km away.
• By rail: Nashik Road station, about 8 km from the city, on the Mumbai-Delhi and Mumbai-Howrah lines.
• By road: About 170 km from Mumbai and 210 km from Pune; buses run often from both.

Check flights at the Airports Authority of India and trains at IRCTC; distances are approximate.

Known for: Grapes and wine

Nashik grows more grapes than any other district in India, and its vineyards make most of India's wine, earning it the name 'wine capital of India'.

Source: Geographical Indications registered in India, state by state, Geographical Indications Registry, as on 31 December 2025 (PDF).