Chitradurga is a city located in the Indian state of Karnataka. Chitradurga gets its name from Chitrakaldurga, an umbrella-shaped lofty hill found here. Tradition dates the Chitradurga district to the period of the Ramayana and Mahabharatha. The whole district lies in the valley of the Vedavati river, with the Tungabhadra flowing in the NorthWest. Dramatically positioned at the base of a rugged chain of hills, this town rose to prominence as an outpost of the Vijayanagar Empire. Later, in the 17th-18th centuries, it became the headquaters of a line of local chiefs known as Bedas, until it was occupied by Haider Ali in 1799 and then by the British.

Chitradurga, on the highway linking Bangalore with Hospet, is famed for its massive Kallina Kote (Palace of Stone) fort, a marvel of military architecture made impregnable by the Nayak Palegars.

Visitors to Chitradurgas Kallina Kote cannot help but be astounded by the sheer size of everything within the Fort. Encircled by seven massive walls, each with its independent gate, the fort has 19 gateways, 38 posterior entrances, four of which are secret, granaries, oil pits, water tanks, a palace and a mosque.As if that was not enough, the approach to each gate is uphill and through passages that twist and turn, thus making it impossible to use elephants or battering rams to break down the gates. Additionally every wall has pigeonholes from where soldiers could rain down arrows on invaders.

Chandravalli is an ancient Historical site situated in the western part of the Chinmuladri hills. A motorable road to the left on Chitradurga - Holalkere high way leads us to Chandravalli Valley. Archaelogical discoveries made in the Ankali Mutha are found here. The sites of Historical excavation, Tiger boulder, Siddeshwara temple, Ankli Mutha, Panchalingeswara Cave Temple, Dhavalappanagudda and the Chandravalli Lake are the worth seeing place here.

A Scenic spot ideal for picnics. It is also called Mari Kanive .It is the oldest dam in the state.The dam was built by the Mysore Maharajas, pre-independence across the river Vedavathi. The dam is an exquisite piece of architecture, an engineering marvel for that time, and provides water to lots of surrounding cities, towns and villages, which are largely dry lands of the Deccan area of Central Karnataka.The 'panchavati' garden here has medicinal plants lined up representing cultural themes - the 'Rashis', 'Sapta swaras', 'Nava grahas' and many more.

Is a District Place Located at distance of 202 kms northwest of Bangalore on National Highway No.4