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Top Patiala Hotels
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Hotels(14)|Ratings(3)|Reviews(3) Last rated Mar 29th 2013
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#1 |
Rs. 1200
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#2 |
Rs. 3600
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#3 |
Rs. 1100
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#4 |
Rs. 3500
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#5 |
Rs. 3000
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#6 |
Rs. 2200
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#7 |
Rs. 1400
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#8 |
Rs. 600
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#9 |
Rs. 950
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#10 |
Rs. 1000
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Patiala is one of the erstwhile princely cities of Punjab located in its south-eastern region at an elevation of 250 metres above sea level. It lies at a distance of 65 km from the state capital, Chandigarh, and is also the administrative headquarters of Patiala District. This city was founded by Baba Ala Singh.
Patiala is also known as the ‘city of newspapers’ and is the second media hub of the state of Punjab. The famous printing press of Munshi Nawal Kishore was also established here in the 19th century. The city is also famous for being the home of Hindustani classical music, known by the name of Patiala Gharana. Some popular terminologies are also associated with this city like turban, paranda, Patiala peg and others.
Patiala was a princely state of Punjab Province during the British Rule, which was later ruled by the Sidhu Dynasty. Today the city is walled with some popular gateways like Darshani Gate, Lahouri Gate, Nabha Gate, Samana Gate and many more.
After independence, Patiala also emerged as a major educational centre of Punjab for comprising significant educational institutes like Punjab University, Thapar University, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Multani Mal Modi College and many more. The establishment of Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports also made Patiala popular as a sports hub.
Patiala is also home to some famous personalities of India like Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mohinder Amarnath, Jimmy Shergil, Om Puri and Harbhajan Mann. The chairman of Jet Airways Naresh Goyal as well as the first Indian who had been to space, Rakesh Sharma, also belong to Patiala.
Patiala is also a renowned tourist destination and offers plenty of places to visit like Qila Mubarak Complex, Qila Androon, Rang Mahal, Sheesh Mahal, Ran-Baas, Darbar Hall (Divan Khana), Jalau Khana and Sard Khana, etc. The large palaces (Mahal) and Kothis present in Patiala are a prominent part of the tradition, culture, and history of this city.
Patiala experiences extremely hot summers but its winters are not very cold. This is why there is a large tourist turnover in the city between the months of October and March. It is easier to reach Patiala from other states of India by road through National Highway 1, which lies 250 km from Delhi. The nearest airport is in Chandigarh, 60 km from Patiala. Frequent bus services are also available to Patiala from Rajpura and Ambala Cantt.
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