In a nation that compasses 3,000 km east to west and north to south, and with a rich history extending back 5,000 years and that’s only the tip of the iceberg, it is no amaze that India has more than a decent amount of palaces, posts and castles beautified with ancient rarities fit for a lord. A considerable lot of these structures have seen eras of rulers, regularly from the same bloodline, effortlessness its throne and tenet a domain.

Not with standing you also can live like a ruler, regardless of the fact that it is just for a couple of nights and for a regal whole.

Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan

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Ostensibly the most sentimental inn on the planet, the Taj Lake Palace shot to popularity as a taping area for the 1983 James Bond hit Octopussy, yet the historical backdrop of the castle extends back a further 250 years. Jag Niwas, as it was initially called, was the mid year retreat of Maharana Jagat Singh II. Finished in 1746, the white-marbled royal residence sits calmly amidst Lake Pichola. With 83 rooms and suites, the castle’s area in the fascinating city of Udaipur, regularly initiated the ‘Venice of the East’, coupled with its apparently dream-like gliding state on a pleasant lake are what dreams and numerous a fable are made.