Ballari

Worth seeing in and around Ballari

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary

   The Diocese of Bellary ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Bellary.

   4.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bellary Fort

   Bellary Fort was built on top of a hill called the "Ballari Gudda" or the Fort Hill. It is situated in the historic city of Bellary, in the Bellary district, in Karnataka state, India.

   5.4 km · heritage site · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University

   Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, is a public university established in 2010 by the Government of Karnataka in Ballari district of Karnataka, India through the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000. It has been named after Krishnadevaraya, former emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire.

   7.1 km · state public university in Ballari, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia

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Things to do

Movies- The city has very good movie theatres which play all the latest releases from Sandalwood, Tollywood and Bollywood. Tickets in these well maintained AC theaters are very affordable. Parks and Zoos- City municipal office has been making efforts to make Ballari a clean and green city. They have come up with few good parks like Dr.RajKumar park, Kaage Park, and Radio Park (the oldest park in city).

From Wikivoyage: Ballari, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Vogani Mirchi is a local hot snack made with puffed rice and served with fried dumplings. Bhel or Slice (not the cool drink) from the evening vendors near municipal college grounds. Rasam Bonda at Hoysala mess Bandi Idli - these are idlis made fresh in the evening by men on pushcarts found in the central market, which is mainly around "Bangalore road". Everyone has their favourite vendor.

From Wikivoyage: Ballari, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Ballari

Airports

Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 228 km · Rajiv Gandhi (HYD), 287 km

Stations

Bellary Airport, 7.9 km · Ballari Cantt railway station, 7.2 km · Ballari Junction railway station, 5.1 km

• Bengaluru → Ballari

  252 km · quickest by road, 4h 49m · ₹2,000–2,490
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• Hyderabad → Ballari

  298 km · quickest by road, 5h 48m · ₹2,320–2,900
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• Mangaluru → Ballari

  333 km · quickest by road, 6h 50m · ₹2,830–3,530
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