Bangalore, called Bengalooru in local language, is the capital city of Indian state Karnataka. Bangalore is a very beautiful city with a metropolitan character. It is known with some charming sobriquets like “City of Gardens”, Silicon Valley of India. It is called City Garden due to abundance of green areas, beautiful gardens and parks. But it is better known for its sprawling software industry and that’s why it is called as the Silicon Valley of India. Bangalore is regarded as the most progressive cities of India. It is clean, beautiful, and green and people are more cultured and educated.

According to Bangalore travel guide, this city was founded in 1537 AD by Kempa Gowda. Before that period, it was the part of the Vijay Nagar kingdom. Later it was ruled by many Mysore kings and the most prominent was Tipu Sultan. British made Bangalore their military base during their rule in India. Still, many parts of Bangalore are retained by the military and defense forces and were out of public access.

After independence, Bangalore was the centre of aeronautical, telecommunication and defense equipment industries. These features contributed greatly to the contemporary development of this already magnificent city.

Bangalore in India is like an all-round destination with many things to lure travelers here. Bangalore is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Bangalore is the home to offices of many multinational IT giants like Microsoft, Oracle and more. It is also the city with large number of science and engineering institutions like IIT and IISc. Many great celebrities like CV Raman, Prakash Padukone, Girish Karnad, Narayan Murthy are from Bangalore.

There are many famous Bangalore sightseeing attractions which you should not miss while on a trip to this beautiful city. These attractions include historical places, modern buildings, palaces, forts, gardens, parks and more. Palace of Tipu Sultan is among the most beautiful historical buildings in the city. Among the gardens in the city, sprawling Cubbon Park and 110-hectare Lal Bagh botanical gardens are one of the most charming. Lal Bagh has pools, fountains, terraces, herbs, trees, flowers as its feature.

Other attractions include Vidhan Soudha- the state assembly building, Vishweshwariah Industrial Museum, International Tech Park at Whitefield, Bannerghatta National Park and more. Bangalore is also a heaven for shoppers with areas like MG Road, Brigade Road and Commercial Street. There are large shopping malls which attract people of all the age groups. Also, Bangalore is the excellent starting point for a South India Tour.