The unmistakable French connection the tree lined boulevards, the quaint colonial heritage buildings, the spiritual sceneries, the endless stretches of unspoilt virgin beaches and backwaters and a surprising choice of restaurants serving a melange of cuisines provide a heady mix of experience that draws travellers from near and far to the city. It is the perfect place to come if you want to take the pace of life down a few notches
The Union Territory of Puducherry comprises four coastal regions namely Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
Puducherry, as many people feel, has a distinct spiritual vibration. Stories of resident sages come down throughout its history from the earliest days.
Puducherry has a special vibe, not felt anywhere else in India. It is a blend of spiritual aura, colonial heritage, Tamil culture and the cosmopolitan flair of many nationalities in a small but varied town. This inherent ambience of Pondy becomes most evident in the oldest part of the town which flanks the seashore boulevard.
The colonial buildings, some of which date back to the 18th century, stretch along a grid of clean straight streets which house French institutions, Hotels, Guest Houses, Restaurants, Boutiques and private homes, including the sprawling premises of the famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
Quiet beaches and peaceful resorts in the north and south of the city balance the town’s busy, yet easy going life. Pondy, not only offers its own special attractions, but also doubles as the perfect base to explore the rich destinations of Tamilnadu that surrounds it. Some destinations, namely Auroville, the international City of Unity, the imposing Gingee Fort, the holy temple towns of Kanchipuram, Thiruvannamalai and Chidambaram, the heritage sculptures and magnificent rock temples of Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) and the cool lush hill stations of Yercaud and Kodaikanal should make your To-Do list.
Puducherry is best accessible by road from Chennai, Bangalore and even from Kerala. Chennai has an international airport and is easily reachable via a national highway from Puducherry, and offers good transit hotels in the vicinity for travellers arriving late at night.
Puducherry has a wide choice of hotels to choose from: Beach resorts for tourists and families, Heritage hotels for those who want to experience something out of the ordinary.
After arriving at the Chennai International Airport, start your drive to the Puducherry. This drive will be around 3 hours covering the distance around 144km. Once you reach Puducherry, checking the sea facing resort and enjoy the rest if your day relaxing on beach with drinks and delicious sea food.
After breakfast, start for the Puducherry city. You can take car or local bus ride to reach the city. Once reach in ciy start the tour from the Beach Road whic has Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and beautiful French structures. Next visit the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Founded in 1926 has grown, under the Mother’s guidance, from a small group of two dozen disciples into a large and diverse community of almost 1600 members. Visit the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus one of the most beautiful Catholic Churches showcases the Gothic architecture. The cathedral of our lady of Immaculate Conception was built in the year 1781 by the French missionaries.The approach to the church gives a very peaceful & serene look.
Your day starts with a visit to Auroville a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity. Start at the Visitors’ Centre to get a general idea. Get a token for a visit to the Matrimandir viewing point in the city’s central Peace Area between 9 – 12pm or 2-4.30pm. A relaxed 15 minute shaded walk from the Visitors’ Centre gets you there, or use a shuttle when needed. Enjoy one of the many educational, health care and other activities that are open to visitors at Quiet Healing Centre, Pitanga, Verite’ and Arka. Sample a mix of local and international food in one of Auroville’s many different eateries.
After breakfast, start for the Mahabalipuram important place of classical Monuments in India, the monolithic and cave temples attracts large number of visitors from all over the world. Start with Mahabalipuram Light House which can be visited between 9 AM and 5.30 PM by paying a nominal entry fee. Next stop is the Shore Temple which is two-temple structure that stands facing the sea. Visit Arjuna’s Penance, Krishna Temple showing showing Krishna lifting the Govardhana mountain, Varaha Temple, Pandava Rathas, Krishna’s Butterballa, huge boulder with just a tip of it touching the rock giving the on-looker an impression that it may roll on him any moment.
If time allows, visit the Chennai city for day site seeing and visit Marina Beach, Valluvar Kottam temple and enjoy the south Indian delicious in lunch. Make sure you reserve some time to shop in Pothys, one stop for silk clothing.
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