Gondal: Gondal is fortified town and located on the bank of river Gondali. Gondal history starts way before 17th Century. In earlier Raj days Gondal was known as the Paris of Saurashtra. Gondal is a testimony to the great visionary ruler Sir Bhagwatsinhiji Maharaj, who introduced lots of social reforms, planned the development of Gondal town and created Gondal as a model state of Saurashtra in late 19th and early 20th century.
Gondal was capital of the former princely State of Gondal, which was ruled by the kings of Jadeja Rajputs, till the independence of India. Sir Bhagwatsinhji's was highly educated and made extensive tours to Europe to enhance his aesthetic taste, which can be seen in the architecture and planning of public buildings, parks, bazaars, palaces built during his time. King Sir Bhagwatsinhiji was known as king of common man. He took lot of interest to develop Gujarat Dictionary, which is Gujarati to Gujarati meaning and known as Bhagwadgomandal, which took 30 years to complete and still there with City library of Gondal which is located at city centre.

How to Reach

Gondal has good road connection to other cities in western India including Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Mumbai.

Rajkot is the nearest railway station situated on the Western Railway broad-gauge network.

The nearest airport is Rajkot, which is about 40 kms from Gondal. There are regular flights from Rajkot to Mumbai

Tourist attraction in Gondal:

• Navlakha Palace.
• Riverside Palace.
• Royal Garage.
• Bhuvaneshwari Ayurvedic Pharmacy.
• Swaminarayan Temple.
• Sangram Sinhji High School.