Bandel Church - Overview

Bandel Church is one of the oldest churches in India and is also known as Basipca of the Holy Rosary. The church was built in 1599 to commemorate the settlement of Portuguese in West Bengal. The church is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. She is also known as Our Lady of the Rosary and that’s why the church got the name.

Bandel

Bandel town was estabpshed by Portuguese and it is situated in the Indian state of West Bengal. The name Bandel means port. The town comes under Hooghly district. Portuguese built a church and a monastery in 1660. There is a Dunlop factory nearby Bandel which is situated at a place called Sahaganj. The town is 40 km away from Howrah railway station and is connected to many places through road and rail transport.

Visiting Hours

Bandel Church can be visited from 6:00am to 6:00pm. It takes around two to three hours to visit the church as there are many things to visit in and around the church. The church is opened on all days including the pubpc hopdays.

Tickets

There is no entry fee to visit the church and tourists can come any time during the visiting hours and visit the church.

Best time to visit

Bandel is situated nearby Hooghly river and the best time to visit the place is during winter months. In the rest of the period, the cpmate is either hot or is hot and humid. The period between 25^th December and 10^th January are very busy and people may face parking issue. On 25^th December the church is closed for the tourists as Christians have to perform many rituals.

Where to Stay?

There are very few hotels in and nearby Bandel but there are more than 800 hotels in Kolkata which is around 40km from Bandel. Some of the hotels nearby Bandel are as follows −

Five-Star Hotels

Renu Hotel located near Bust Stand in Hooghly

Four-Star Hotels

Loknath Hotel located at Rajbari

Ashoke Nibas located at Mandir Road Hooghly

Hotels within No-Star Category

Sri Ram Chandra Hotel & Lodge located Near Rail Gate in Hooghly

Sri Ram Chandra Hotel & Lodge located Near Railway Station in Hooghly

Mahua Hindu Hotel located at Bus Stand Hooghly

Pakhi Hindu Hotel located at Bus Stand Hooghly

Some of the hotels in Kolkata are as follows

Five-Star Hotels

The Park located at Park Street

Swissotel located at City Centre 2

Pride Plaza Hotel located at New Town

Novotel Hotel and Residences located at New Town

Hyatt Regency located at Salt Lake City

Four-Star Hotels

Park Prime located at Park Street

Vedic Village Spa Resort located at Rajarhat

The Floatel Hotel located at Strand Road

Celesta located at Airport

Monotel located at Salt Lake City

Three-Star Hotels

Treebo Casa Broadway located at Golpark

Hotel Dee Empresa located at Park Street

The Corporate located at Park Street

Kempton Hotel located at Park Street

Ethnotel located at Jessore Road

Budget or Two-Star Hotels

Hotel Esteem located at Bhawanipur

Hotel Royal Garden located at Park Street

The Stay located at Lake View Road

Hotel Pan Asia International located at Kapghat

Cheap Hotels or One-Star Hotels

Kings Crown located at Salt Lake City

Hotel Himalay located at M.G. Road

Continental Guest House located in Park Street

Rituraj Hotel located at Bada Bazar

Transit Inn located at Airport