Many people mistakenly believe that St. Petersburg was named after its founder - Peter I. However, it is not. City is named after the patron saint of the first Russian emperor - the Apostle Peter. Desire to call any castle in honor of the patron saint of the Russian emperor was long before the founding of St. Petersburg. This fortress had to be erected on the Don, if successful, the Azov campaign, but it ended in failure. Fortress in honor of St. Peter's was founded May 16, 1703 on the Neva River and named St. Petersburg. But on June 29 after the laying of the fortress Cathedral of Peter and Paul, it was called the Peter and Paul, and the old original name St. Petersburg later spread to the entire city.

 Digha is originally known as Beerkul and popularly known as the "Brighton of the East" in one of Warren Hasting's letters (1780 AD) to his wife. In 1923, an English tourist John Frank Smith was charmed by the beauty of Digha and started living here. His writings about Digha slowly gave exposure to this place. After independence, he convinced West Bengal's chief minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy to develop Digha as a beach resort.

State :     West Bengal
Language :     Bengali
Altitude :     Sea Level
Best Season :     November to Marc