West Bengal, India · Asia
Chandannagar sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bhadreswar, 34km from Indian Museum.
Chandannagar is in West Bengal, India, with about 180,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bhadreswar, about 5 km away.
Chandannagar ([t͡ʃɔnd̪ɔnnɔɡoɾ]), also known by its former names Chandernagor and Chandernagore, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
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the western bank of Hooghly River, the city was one of the five French Settlements in India. Indo-French architecture is seen in the colonial bungalows, most of which are in a dilapidated state.
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Within an hour or so of Chandannagar: Indian Coffee House, College Street (32 km), Indian Museum (34 km), Victoria Memorial, Kolkata (35 km).
Chandannagar is in West Bengal, India, about 5 km from Bhadreswar.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
A high-ceilinged first-floor hall in Albert Hall opposite Presidency University, serving cheap coffee and cutlets since 1942. Generations of Bengali writers and students have held their adda here.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
The oldest and largest museum in India, featuring exceptional collections of antiques, armor, fossils, and Mughal paintings.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
A grand white marble monument and museum built in memory of Queen Victoria, blending British and Mughal architecture amid 64 acres of gardens.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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