Tourist Places in Kolkata / Calcutta

Kolkata or Calcutta is known as intellectual city of India. It was the capital of India when the British ruled in India. Kolkata brings different ideas, memories and experiences for different people. Having different people from different culture, Kolkata called metropolitan city in India, and it is situated on the bank of River Hooghly, is becoming one of the important IT hubs.

One of the four chief metropolitan cities of India along with Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, the city of Kolkata was a mere village in the 17th century. It developed thus largely due to the influence of the European powers, particularly the British Raj.

Kolkata has some interesting places to tour. On your tour to Kolkata you must visit some of the places of interest like the Victoria Memorial, Botanical Gardens, and Raj Bhavan.

Victoria Memorial, one of the most influential places to tour in Kolkata, is a huge white-marble structure built as a paean to the Grand Empress and reflects the influence of the British Raj to a large extent. Victoria Memorial Hall contains massive oil paintings in the Royal Gallery, depicting episodes from Queen Victoria’s long, eventful life and reign, a remarkable collection of the British colonial era.

If you tour to Kolkata, you can not leave without seeing Howrah Bridge. This Howrah Bridge is standing without help of any pilers, and that is wonderful to see.

Kolkata is having the oldest museum in India, housing one of the exclusive collections of archeological artifacts. Apart from this Academy of Fine Arts, Birla Planetarium, and Dalhousie Square are other tourist attractions in Kolkata. The tram ride in this city on your Kolkata tour is a special interest and walks in the Lone area can be really romantic.

Tourists have huge options to reach to Kolkata. They can here by Air, by Train, by Bus. All the communications to this city are good and the people are very interesting. Tourists also have a huge range of accommodation options to choose from as there are budget hotels, economy hotels, and star category hotels as well, catering to the different needs of different people. They are mostly convenient and provide all the contemporary facilities.