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Andretta Artists' Village

Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

4.3 (0)

Overview

Norah Richards' century-old arts colony — slip-glazed pottery studios, Sobha Singh's gallery of Punjab's most beloved paintings, mud-house theatre lore.

Why visit: Throw a pot where Punjabi theatre and painting found a hill home.

Things to do

›Andretta Pottery wheel
›Sobha Singh gallery
›Norah's mud house
›Tea-garden lanes

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round

Entry fee

Free–₹50 (gallery)

Est. budget

₹300–2,000 (pottery courses)

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

6.5 km

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