INDIAN SUMMER
Where is Real Marigold Hotel 2020 filmed?
THE Real Marigold Hotel is back on the box and sees eight celebrities head to India to trial out retirement there.
But where did they film the fourth series?
Where is the Real Marigold Hotel filmed?
The group will head six thousand miles away from home TO the colourful coastal city of Puducherry, and then on to the beautiful town of Rishikesh.
The celebrities will have have time to reflect on the ups and downs of life, open up to each other and find out if they could spend their golden years there.
Here we take a look at the area they are staying in.
Puducherry
This coastal town is on the verge of the Indian Ocean.
Puducherry is one of the most popular tourist spots for national and international visitors.
Its inhabitants are drawn from all parts of the world is situated on the outskirts of the city.
There are several temples, churches, monuments, parks, and mosques which attract tourists.
Rishikesh
Set in the foothills of the Himalayas, this idyllic location offers breathtaking scenery.
Rishikesh is a city in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, beside the Ganges River.
The river is considered holy, and the city is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation.
Temples and ashrams line the eastern bank around Swarg Ashram, a traffic-free, alcohol-free and vegetarian enclave upstream from Rishikesh town.
What will the stars of Real Marogold Hotel do in Puducherry?
Britt Ekland, Duncan Bannatyne, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Paul Chuckle, Henry Blofeld, John Altman, Susie Blake and Barbara Dickson arrive in India and get their first taste of the chaotic traffic on the bus to Puducherry and their new home by the sea.
Although Britt struggles with the heat and Paul is struck down
with an upset stomach, the group throw themselves into their new surroundings ready to embrace retired life in India.
Keen to see what the region has to offer, the senior citizens embrace everything within the local vicinity, including an early morning trip to the beach for a dip in the Indian Ocean, a visit to a traditional coffee house and a trip to Puducherry’s vibrant and colourful Goubert market.
Whilst yoga enthusiast Duncan wastes no time immersing himself into the local way of life, he encourages John to join him as they embrace this ancient Indian practice together.
Susie and Henry decide to visit an Ayurvedic doctor to see if he can help with the aches and pains of old age. Susie is impressed with the doctor’s healing hands, and shocked at his precise diagnosis when he reveals more than expected.
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When is the Real Marigold Hotel on TV?
The show continues TONIGHT (May 14, 2020).
You can watch it on BBC One at 9pm.
You can also watch the show on the .
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