In the early 17th century, India’s opulence and riches, starting from the varied spices to its silk, to pottery and jewelry attracted the Europeans to establish outposts nestled in the little towns by river Ganges within the 80 km stretch from Kolkata. The first European colony to obtain permission to set up a trading outpost in Bandel was the Portuguese followed by the Dutch in Chinsurah, the Danish in Serampore, the French in Chandannagar, and finally the British in Kolkata.

Exploring the colonial heritage of Bengal is a once in a lifetime kind of experience that traces its roots to legacies that have withstood the ravages of time, and a day excursion trip at each of these pre-colonial cities stooped in history digs deep highlighting the growth and the downfall of the European colonization in the subcontinent, which taking local know-how and innovative travel ideas is handcrafted by our local experts.

Your expedition becomes more interesting with an overnight stay in a Denmark Tavern and Hotel—a 232-year-old restored two-story Danish heritage building originally constructed in 1776 by the banks of Hooghly in Serampore—or in the Royal Palace of ITACHUNA, which was constructed by the ancestors of “Shri Safallya Narayan Kundu” in 1766.