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Pondicherry - The French Connection


Fast Facts:

Location: Four districts of the southern part of India

Capital: Puducherry

Special Attractions: Beaches, Pondicherry Museum, Maasi Magam Festival

Mostly Visited site: Aurobindi Ashram, Meditation

Pondicherry is one of the most marvelous spots in south India by the French colonies, monuments, beaches and Ashrams in the place. The place Pondicherry is the perfect blend of the Indian and French culture that makes the place so special. Other than this the place Pondicherry is also blessed with the most exotic monuments and temples. As believed in the history, the place Pondicherry has been under the French for around three hundred years. From architecture to cuisines all the things are having the French influence Best time to visit Pondicherry.

Special Attractions of Pondicherry:

The Raj Nivas is the former place for the Pudhucherry's Lieutenant governor lives, Botanical Gardens, Chunnambar boat house, Bharathi Park, Romain Rolland Library, Anglo French textile mills are some of the places that are worth watching and worth traveling. There are also many great temples which is located in Pondicherry. The must visit site in Pondicherry is the Mandagapattu (60 kilometers from Pondicherry), is known as the cave temple, Gingee (68 kilometers) and Singavaram (72 kilometers) and the temple town of Chidambaram (58 kilometers).

Tourists Activities in Pondicherry:

Tourists can enjoy the heritage walks that covers the French and Tamil sectors and also the Aurobindo Ashram where a traveler can find the serene beaches that makes the ambiance pleasant for the sightseeing.

Reaching Pondicherry:

Air: The place Pondicherry does not have its own airport, Chennai is the nearest international airport from Pondicherry. Chennai is located at the distance of 135 kilometers from Pondicherry.


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