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I am sharing a small video clipping of the over 300 years old Itachuna Rajbari in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India. This video clipping will give you an idea about the place. This is just a glimpse of the ground floor level, there is so much more... The history, the ambience, and the feeling of spending time in a place that is over 300 years old is really quite something ! You can find more information on Itachuna in my earlier post here: Itachuna Rajbari; Experience a bit of Bengal's heritage on a weekend trip

Itachuna Rajbari entrance If you want to experience living in a heritage house, it is now possible. Just a few hours (3 hours) drive from Kolkata will take you to Itachuna Rajbari in Hooghly district of West Bengal. By Car : From Kolkata we took the Durgapur Expressway via Vidyasagar setu. After driving for over an hour, on the left you will find Hindusthan Hotel. The left exit right after that will take you to the road which will turn under the bridge. Take that road and you will be in Bosipur, keep driving till you reach Halusai (around 20 kms) and then turn left towards Khanyan Railway Station, Itachuna Rajbari is very close to the station. We missed the Hotel Hindusthan landmark and we ended up doing 50 km extra! I would recommend leaving early in the morning to avoid traffic, you will be able to reach in a little over three hours. You can also get there by train, the station where you will need to get off is "Khanyan". The history of Itachuna Rajbari, which is ...