Palampur

Palampur is a green hill station and a municipal council in the Kangra valley in the Indian State  of Himachal Pradesh, surrounded by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that makes it a special interest place. Abundance of water and proximity to the mountains has endowed it with mild climate. Palampur is hometown of cap.vikram batra (the real lion of India) Paramvir chakr (The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highes military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. The medal has been awarded 21 times, 14 of which were posthumous awards)

Palampur is well connected by road to all major cities and towns in and around the state. Distances to the major cities are Delhi (530 km), Chandigarh (254km), Shimla (259km), Manali (205km), Kangra (38km) Sandhole ( 60km) etc.

Visitor attractions in Palampur include:

Neugal Cafe is popular cafe in Palampur. It is owned and run by Himachal Tourism. It is one of the those attractions in town from where one can have view of the Dhauladhar mountains as well as the Neugal stream.

View from Neugal Café.

Devi Latti Jakhni’s temple situated at the top of Chandpur village is a place to feel the beauty of Dhauladhar from very close.

There is a trek to the Birni Mata temple from Bundla which winds through thick oak and rhododendron forests.

Old Vindhyavasini temple near the Kingerchhoo (Bundla) falls, 328 ft.

Mata Bandla Devi’s temple, situated around 1.5 km from Neugal Café.

The country’s first ‘bamboo museum’ is set in Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT). The museum has a workshop and a laboratory. It also displays bamboo products.

Palampur is just 32 km far from paragliding site Bir Billing. Bir Billing is going to host 1st paragliding world cup in India in the month of October 2015.

Sobha Singh Art Gallary at Andretta 10 km from Palampur towards Panchrukhi Road.

Mata Ashapuri Mandir – view of Dhauladhar range vally view from Ashapuri as well as the Nagri.

Source : Wikipedia

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