Old City

Gujarat & Diu


North of Ganga Jalia Tank, Bhavnagar’s old city is well worth a wander, especially in the early evening – it’s busy with small shops and cluttered with elaborate, dilapidated wooden buildings leaning over the colourful, crowded bazaars. Don’t miss the vegetable market!


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Gujarat & Diu attractions

1. Mosque

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Appealing small mosque.

5. Gandhi Smriti Museum

0.79 MILES

Mahatma Gandhi attended university in Bhavnagar, and this faded museum, by the clock tower, has a multitude of Gandhi photographs and documents…

6. Barton Museum

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Located beneath the Gandhi Smriti Museum, this dusty but interesting collection contains Jain religious carvings, weaponry, betel-nut cutters, and a…

7. Takhteshwar Temple

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Perched atop a small hillock, this temple is up high enough to provide splendid views over the city and out to the Gulf of Cambay.

8. Velavadar Blackbuck National Park

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This beautiful, 34-sq-km park, an hour's drive north of Bhavnagar, encompasses large areas of pale, custard-coloured grassland stretching between two…