Scenic Beauty And What Not: Places To Visit Near Bangalore

By Abhilasha Sidana

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Drive 400 kms to get an Ice Cream

Sometimes a tub of Ice Cream from the supermarket is not something that can state your desire for comfort food. Sometimes you need to up your game to get over that super special scumbag. So hop on along in a car with your friends and drive to Mangalore. A city, known for some of the best ice cream in the world. So come down to Pubbas or Ideal Café and gorge on those delicious bits of heaven.

See the Indian equivalent of a College Town

Manipal is awesome! That just sums the entire deal up. There is not much to it. For a city with an overall radius of 10 Kms Manipal has so much to offer. With amazing party places like Eye of the Tiger, Hakuna Matata etc this dwarf of a city will have you completely spellbound. Also, do check out The Country Inn when you are here. The food here will surely blow you away.

Adventure Junkies, Why are you still here?

Every Adventure Junkie on the face of this great state knows that the best place to go of exploring without risking your life and your baggage is Coorg. This beautiful nature lover hotspot also seems to attract adventure junkies like moths to a flame.

Let Spirituality take over your Soul

How about driving down for some spirituality. A place where you can go is Shravanabelagola, a town that is just 140 kms away from Bangalore and is a popular Jain pilgrimage centre. A pond in the middle of the town, the huge Gommateshwara statue, the Gomateswara Temple are the various points in this town that will take you back to a much more peaceful time.

Romantic scenes with the Hilltop view

Nothing is more romantic than hill stations. No matter how cliche they are they always serve as the perfect setting for romance. So if you want to get away from all the noise and heat of the city then head to Horsley Hills, a lover’s paradise located 166 kms from Bangalore. The cool air and picturesque view will totally win you over.

A Call to History Buffs

Hey history lovers, where are you? Stop whatever you are doing, start the engine and drive down to this medieval fort that is 142 kms away from Bangalore, the Penukonda Fort. This fort that now lays beautifully ruined dates back to the period of the Vijayanagara empire and is one of the best historical evidence we have.

Time For Some Folk Love

It is important to try forms of entertainment other than the regular movies, clubbing, like museums. To indulge in some folk love you can visit an amazing museum that is located at a distance of 52 kms from Bangalore, the Folk Art Museum (Janapada Loka) that has folk art in abundance.

Abhilasha Sidana

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