Bangalore Villas

Why not buy a villa in the great city of Bangalore? There are many villas in bangalore. Luxury ones can be got, plus vacation ones. It can be an expensive city despite being the developing world. So do not think that luxury is automatcially cheaper than in the west. Yet if you have the money you can get high quality luxury.

Bangalore , is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore has an estimated metropolitan population of 6.5 million, making it India's third most populous city and fifth largest metropolitan area.

Nicknames
Pensioners' Paradise: Pensioners' Paradise reminds Bangaloreans of the time when it was a sleepy old city with very little to zero pollution, no competition for its resources, wide roads lined with shady trees and pleasant weather ideal for a quiet retirement.
Pub City: With its many pubs and bars, and also with the city being the headquarters of United Breweries, makers of the popular Kingfisher Beer, Bangalore is a drinker's dream.
Garden City: Garden City was once the nickname Bangalore proudly claimed before rising population and pollution reduced the amount of green space.
Silicon Valley of India: Bangalore is often said to be the center of the Indian I.T. outsourcing movement, and has offices of many foreign tech companies as well as a number of native Indian tech startups. The neighboring cities of Chennai and Hyderabad also vie for this title.
Although Bangalore is not known as a tourist city, there is still a lot to see. If you only have a limited amount of time in the city, you should consider taking one of the half day or full day city tours offered by KSTDC, the government tourist office. They are cheap and cover the city's major attractions with English speaking guides.

KSTDC also offers longer full-day and multi-day trips to places outside of Bangalore. These include pre-arranged transit, hotel, meals, etc.

Typically, the tours (including the city tours) do NOT include entry fees into the attractions. Bangalore, as with the rest of India, has a habit of charging foreigners a lot more than locals. For example, Tipu Sultan's Palace, which is on the half-day tour, charges Rs. 10 for Indians and Rs. 100 (or $2 USD) to non-Indians.

Landmarks
Vidhana Soudha - The legislative House of the State of Karnataka, this granite building was built by Sri K. Hanumanthaiya, Chief Minister of the then Mysore state 1951 to 1956. The then Prime Minister Sri Pandit Jawaharalal Nehru laid the foundation on 13th July 1951. It was built at an expenditure of Rs 1.84 crores. Marvel of neo-Dravidian architecture and one of the most imposing building not only in Bangalore but in India. One of the interesting feature of this building in grand stairs in its front. The grand stairs has a flight of forty-five steps 62 m wide 21 m deep giving a direct access to the foyer of first floor leading to an Assembly Chamber. The architecture of the building is based on Dravidian style, comprising richly carved bases and capitals for pillars, deep friezes, kapotha cornices, chaithya arches, heavy pediments domical finials, etc; At the same time, the construction has been on modern designs, making use of the present-day materials like steel, reinforced cement concrete glass, plastic, etc.
Vikasa Soudha - Is it possible to gild a lily? Well you judge for yourself. This ultra modern construction, adjacent to majestic Vidhana Soudha built in the same classic style, is supposed to come fitted with the latest gizmos to help govern the state. It was inaugurated sometime in February 2005.
Seshadari Iyer Memorial is a distinctive building constructed of red sand stone in Cubbon Park. It houses a public library and the Bangalore High Court, while the grounds include a children's recreation area with a toy train, fairground and theater.
Bangalore Palace was constructed by the Maharajahs of Mysore. For many years the building was neglected as a tourist attraction, but is now open to the public.
Tipu Sultan's Palace, which dates from about 1790, is the summer retreat for Tipu sultan. The two story structure is made mostly out of wood with finely embellished balconies, pillars and arches.

Parks
Cubbon Park. A 121 ha (300 acre) green lung in the center of the city.

Lal Bagh glass houseLumbini Gardens. A new attraction in Bangalore. It is located near hebbal flyover and is on the lake front of Nagarvala lake.
Wonder La Amusement park. A new attraction in Bangalore. It is India's biggest amusement and water park which belongs to V-Guard firm.
The Lal Bagh. A meticulously cared for garden located on the southern fringes of the city.

Regional Cuisine
Tijouri. North Indian restaurant inside the Hotel Atria.
Kamat Yatrinivas, Gandhinagar. Serves special N Karnataka meals with jowar rotis. They now have a branch on Bull temple road where they have local artists perform when you have dinner.
Kadambam. Authentic Iyengar cuisine ranging from Puliogare, Sakkare Pongal, Thayir Sadham, of course Kadambam , and a wide array of traditional Iyengar sweets. It has two branches, one on Bull Temple Road, near Ramakrishna Ashram and another just off West of Chord road, near Modi eye Hospital in Rajajin

Due to demand vastly outstripping supply, good hotels in Bangalore are expensive

Luxury and other places to stay include; numerous bangalore villas
Grand Ashok Hotel; Taj Residency Hotel ; Best Business Hotel ; Chancery Pavilion ; Park Hotel ; ITC Windsor Sheraton Hotel ; Oberoi Hotel ;Taj West End Hotel; Leela Palace Kempinski ; Le Meridien, plus there are numerous bangalore apartments, bangalore villas, MIMS Rosedale, MIMS Springdale, MIMS Bloomingdale and MIMS Gulmohar are other building developments. Mnay people try to look for palm meadows villas

Climate

Unlike other parts of India which are extremely hot in the summer months, Bangalore enjoys a relatively mild climate year round.

Due to its high elevation, Bangalore usually enjoys salubrious climate throughout the year, although heat waves can make things very uncomfortable in the summer.

February to May (warmest months)
June to August (Windy - South-West Monsoon)
September to November (rainy - North-East Monsoon)
December to February (coldest months)

Languages

Regional Language: Kannada
Spoken Languages: Kannada, Telugu, English, Hindi, Urdu and Tamil.

Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural districts together form the entire Bangalore.

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