Excursions to Hospet | Excursions Around Hospet

Hospet

The tourist of Hospet has many places to visit in the places nearby the city of Hospet. Some very important mentionable amongst those places are the Chitradurga Fort, Hampi, Queen’s Bath, Vithala Temple, Raghunath Temple, Virupaksha Temple, King’s Balance, Achyutraya Temple, Lotus Mahal, Royal Residence, Museum and Art Gallery, and Tungabhadra Dam site. The Tungabhadra Dam is at a distance of around six kilometers from the main city of Hospet. This dam has a prime importance to the people of the city.

The garden of this dam is a prime destination for the tourists. Hampi is the main place of excursion for the tourists from Hospet.

There is no direct air route to this city of Hospet. But the nearest airport at the city of Bellary which is at a distance of about 75 km from the city of Hospet serves the purpose of transporting from all the corners of the country.

This airport is connected with some of the major cities of south India and other major cities of India.

All major air transportations are done from the Airports in the cities of Mangalore and Bangalore which are distant for 200 km and 350 km respectively.

The railway station of Hospet connects with Bangalore, Hubli, Bijapur and Hyderabad.

Places of Interest

Hampi
The ruins of Vijayanagar city near the village of Hampi are one of the most fascinating historical sites in South India. The two points of entry to the ruins are the Hampi Bazaar and the small village of Kamalapuram.

The old Hampi bazaar is now a village and the locals have inhabited the old bazaar buildings. The village of Kamalapuram is dominated by the Virupaksha temple with its 52m high gopuram. The temple dates back to 15th century.

The highlight of the ruins is the Vittale Temple. The temple is a World Heritage Monument (one of the only three in South India, the others being at Thanjavur and Mahabalipuram).

Although the temple was never finished, the incredible sculpture work of the Vittala temple is of the highest standard and is the pinnacle of Vijayanagar art. The outer pillars are known as musical pillars as they reverbate when tapped.

The Royal enclosure area, within its various stone walled enclosures has some of Hampi�s major attractions. Firstly, is the Lotus Mahal and the Elephant stables.

The former is delicately designed pavilion in a walled compound known as Zanana Mahal. The building gets its name from the lotus bud carved in the center of the dome and vaulted ceiling.

The Elephant stables is a grand building with eleven domed chambers for housing the state elephants.

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