Features of Satara City
- Satara is well known for its sweet: 'Kandi Pedhe'.
- This city was one of the capitals of the Maratha Empire.
- Also, this city was one of the centers of Indian Independence Movement.
- It is situated near confluence of two rivers: Krishna and Venna.
- If we see the panorama of city from Yawateshwar at night, we can see the number '17', due to the lighting on the roads.
- Satara City has a unique statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj standing near a canon at Powai Naka. Most of the statues elsewhere depict Ch. Shivaji Maharaj riding on a horse.
- Kas plateau is now a World Natural Heritage site.
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