Bangalore– The Garden City
Sitting just at the center of Deccan Plateau, Bangalore is an absolute delight to its visitors. The modern cosmopolitan city that stands erected in front of your eyes actually traces its heritage back to 1000 years. A strange thought captures your senses as you see the bygone past literally holding the hand of future here. Though the ever-growing modern buildings harming the health of the city, but no wonder, it’s making a perfect paradox with its ancient charm. Enveloped by a number of spectacular gardens, Bangalore is aptly called ‘garden city’ but the growing IT industry is keen to give it a new name ‘silicon valley’. Meet the IT hub of India on your tour to Bangalore.
Attractions
Studded with numerous attractions, Bangalore tour is a real joy. Be it the splendour of heritage artistry or the divinity of religious edifice or even the style of modern architecture, Bangalore stores it all. Two heritage attractions that make must appearance in everybody’s itinerary are Bangalore Palace and Tipu’s Palace. Venkatappa Art Gallery is a destination where the art lovers find heaven in. The 65 feet high depiction of Lord Shiva in ‘padmasana’ posture is undoubtedly the highlight of the city and hence the Shiva Temple enjoys a heavy footfall of tourists. The other major attractions of the city are Lal Bagh Gardens, Vidhan Soudha, Cubbon Park, Bull Temple and Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium.
Shopping
The Land of Sandalwoods and Silk, Bangalore is hugely famous amongst the shoppers. You can have some exquisite artifacts made of sandalwood spreading its fragrance the entire life. Spectacular silk garments, incense sticks, handloom fabrics, brassware, etc are some of the major objects shopped here in Bangalore. Mahatma Gandhi Road is the most famous shopping area in the city.
Gateways
Bangalore serves as gateway to the outstanding touring treasures of Karnataka. The historic cities of Mysore, Srirangapatana, Hampi, Badami and Udupi are at close distance while the wildlife sanctuaries of Bandipur, Nagarhole, Coorg are situated in the vicinities of the city. A stay in Bangalore will surely give you a chance to experience the varied beauty of Karnataka state.
Getting There
By Air: Bangalore airport is well connected with rest of the country by regular flights to Kolkata, Kozhikode, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Kochi, Mangalore, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. The airport also flies international direct flights to Muscat, Sharjah and Singapore.
By Rail: Bangalore is connected very well by rail with other parts of the country offering direct train services to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kochi and Hyderabad.
By Road: The well-organized Central bus stand of Bangalore runs regular buses inside and outside the state.
|
|
|
|
|
|