Culture

Dresses 
The weather from April to September is quite pleasant in Hunza which requires the people to wear light woolen clothes. However, during winters heavy woolen clothes are required. The women particularly wear colorful, knee-length shirts with shalwars and cover their heads with traditional embroidered caps. For men, the common dress is Shalwar Qamiz and caps made out of hand-woven woolen material called Pattu. In winters they wear loose embroidered gowns as overcoats.

Cuisine 
The local specialty dish of Hunza is fittis which is very delicious and worth tasting. These are basically cakes made of wheat flour, milk, butter and salt, baked on a hot stone. Apricots, apples, plums, peaches, cherries and grapes are various fresh fruits grown in this region. As stated before, the Hunza bread is again a nutritious diet of grains. When talking about foreign visitors, Grape extract known as "Hunza Water" is very popular among them.

Famous Forts 
Besides its scenic beauty, tourists visit this valley to have a glimpse of the two most famous forts of Hunza known as Altit and Baltit fort.
The Altit Fort is the oldest fort in northern areas which is located in the Altit village. It is built with great architectural design on a rock of a mountain where the Hunza River flows at its back. Baltit Fort is another beautiful fort in the Hunza valley which is built at the top of Karimabad. It has won numerous awards including Tourism of Tomorrow Award, Asia-Pacific Heritage for Cultural Conservation- Award of Excellence (UNESCO). The Time Magazine of Asia awarded Best of Asia Award in 2005.