Gondal

Ahmedabad  Bhavnagar  Bhuj  Daman  Diu  Gondal  Jamnagar  Sasan Gir  Vadodara

Even today, Gondal is a picturesque town with plenty of gracious architecture, wide tree lined roads ad European lampposts. Here One can enjoy a real royal holiday experience in the renovated heritage hotels - swim, play squash, watch scores of coloruful birds, take a boat ride, enjoy continental food from colonial period recipes, stroll in the orchards, shop in the silver bazaar, relax on the lawns, relish the sunset at Veri Lake, witness traditional folk dances of Gujarat, and see glorious architecture and Vintage cars.

Places of interest
 

Shakti-Peethasthanam Temple
Installed in 1946, this is the only shakti-Peethasthanam with a temple, in the whole of India. A life-size marble idol of Ma Bhuvaneshwari in the gorgeous temple deifies the whole centre with sublime bliss. Devotees, both Indian and foreign, visit the temple in large numbers and have Darshana of "GADI" of Brahmaleen Jagadguru Acharya, Shri Charanatirth Maharaj Shri, the illusrious founder of the peethasthanam.
 

Naulakha palace
The oldest extend palace in Gondal, the 17th century Naulakha palace is a festival of stone carvings with exquisite jarokha Balconies, a fabulous pillared courtyard, delicately carved arches and a Unique spiral staircase. The private palace museum has as impressive Display of silver caskets which carried messages and gifts of maharajah Bhagwat sinhji.

Vintage car collection
The royal garages, have an extensive collection of Vintage and classic cars including a 1910 new engine, a delage and a Daimler from the 1920s, a 1935 Mercedes, 1935 Packard 2 door convertible, 1941 & 1947 Cadillac, 1955 Cadillac limousine, jaguar xk 150, Chevrolet Etc. Most of these cars are restored and some bear the original Gondal State number plates.

Other places
The bhuvaneshwari ayurvedic pharmacy still makes Traditional herbal medicines according to ancient principals. The Bhuvaneshwari stud farm has remarkable specimens of kathiawadi horses.

HOW TO GET THERE :

For those travelling by air, the nearest airport is at Rajkot & Ahmedabad.
Coming from any part of India, the nearest rail-heads are Rajkot. Ahmedabad & Bhavnagar.