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Hospet

Hospet is the major town which is close to Hampi, UNESCO World heritage site, and is well connected from bangalore and other major cities by buses and trains. Tourists visiting hampi will stay at hospet , which has many good hotels. Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra dam is the only major tourist attraction in Hospet.  Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra Dam Japanese garden at the base of the Tungabhadra dam is another tourist attraction but is not well maintained.  LadyBug at Japanese garden Daroji Bear Sanctuary is another major attraction around hospet. It is around 27 kms from Hospet. Daroji Bear Sanctuary Hospet to Daroji Bear Sanctuary Route Map Hospet to Daroji Tungabhadra Dam Hospet has all the major ATMs. The Route which i took to travel from bangalore.  Bangalore to Hospet Route Map The road from Chitradurga to Hospet is a single road with lots of vehicular movement. It is imp...

Hampi

Hampi is a small village,situated on the banks of the River Tungabhadra ,in Bellary district of karnataka which is around 350 km from Bangalore.This place is also listed in the UNESCO world heritage sites. Hospet is the major city which is 12 km from Hampi. An overnight train connects Bangalore to Hospet. Visitors can stay at hospet and can travel to hampi .Buses run frequently between Hospet and Hampi. Tungabhadra Dam is one of the  popular tourist attraction in Hospet. Recently  they stopped allowing people to go on the top of the Dam, due to security reasons. Virupaksha temple is probably the Oldest temple in Hampi, Located on the Banks of River Tungabhadra. Sunrise at Hampi Sunset at Tungabhadra Dam View of Virupaksha Temple. Virupaksha Temple Virupaksha Temple View of the Main entrance of Vittala Temple Sunset at Vittala Temple Construction Workers @Vittala Temple        ...