Harper Anderson It is a well-known fact that India hosts some of the most lively cities and tropical beaches but, the most surprising fact about it is that in the midst of the mountainous landscape, there is the presence of the hill stations that turn out to be rather European. It has cobblestone paths, colonial cottages, mysterious valleys, pine forests, cool breezes, such that one believes he or she is in a scenario of Swiss Alps or the English country. These are untouched with snow-white crowned mountains and the waving valleys of the Northeast, this is where individual tourists do not storm the hotels. Citizens are longing to explore Europe but can do it nearer to home having found these secret hill stations which can make one feel like they are in the old-world of India.
Tawang
Tawang is a Swiss-like village located in Arunachal pradesh. The town is encircled by the mountains covered with snow and augmented by the grand Tawang Monastery which add time and spiritual touch to the town. It possesses a European postcard-perfect feel of the clean air and serene lakes.
Chaukori
Uttarakhand also has a secretive Chaukori where one gets the spectacular view of the Himalayan range. There are natural sceneries such as tea gardens rolling and sunrise in Nanda Devi, which also give a relaxing atmosphere that reminds of the country in rural Austria. It is obscure, scenic and not ravaged by the tourist extravagance.
Lambasingi
Lambasingi of Andhra is also commonly known as the Kashmir of Andhra and is known to trick unsuspecting visitors into the misty mornings and near zero temperatures it experiences during the winter season. The misty pine tree road makes the scene to be fairytale and near Nordic.
Shoja
Shoja is a tiny village located in the state of Himachal pradesh and full of cottages constructed of wood and orchard of apples. We stare over the path to the lake of Serolsar, and it is as though it were the alpine village hidden out of sight.
Yercaud
Yercaud is scenic and is found in Tamil Nadu and the architecture available there is colonial as well as serene with lakeviews. The rural landscape in Latin America resembles southern Europe, and it has a cool climate, roads that are wavy, and coffee plantations.
Ziro
The green fields of rice and misty hills of the Ziro Valley are similar to the wavy surfaces of Ireland, in Arunachal Pradesh, as well. The calmness and the manner through which the tribes are sharply defined also beautify the European European nature of the landscape further.
Kalimpong
Kalimpong is a town located in West Bengal, which is famous due to colonial architecture and flower nurseries. The Teesta River and its unsullied streets and fresh climate are speaking of an old dated British hill town air.
Kausani
Mahatma Gandhi time and again draws parallels between Switzerland and another beautiful Himalayan scenery in Uttarakhand referred to as Kausani. The tea gardens and the peaceful walks also make it assume a relaxing old-European feel.
Auli
Uttarakhand Auli is also transformed into a snow fairyland during the winter season. It also features ski-slopes and cable cars that have white mountains in the back-ground giving it the feeling of the Alps.
Coonoor
Coonoor is close to Ooty in Tamil Nadu and with more appealing tea gardens and colonial bungalows. The Nilgiri hills obscuring in a mist have made it appear as the Scottish Highlands.
Tirthan Valley
Himachal Pradesh is a small district, a jewel, however, in being Tirthan Valley, and with with crystal-clean rivers and alpine woods. Its homestays are beautiful and its bridges are made of wood such that it reminds me of a tale book Europe.
Munsiyari
The glacier views in Munsiyari, which is found in Uttarakhand, are said to be alluring. The theatric Switzerland is made up of thick snow caps and peaceable hiking trails.
Kurseong
West Bengal has Kurseong, which is known as tea gardens and colonial schools, which is close to Darjeeling. Small English town can be branded by the rainy mornings and the beautiful churches.
Kotagiri
Kotagiri is another tourist secret in Tamil Nadu and it has got green hills and serene walking paths. It is not as full as its immediate neighboring Ooty, but appears to be a secluded European village in a garden.
