14 Best Tourist Places to Visit in and Near Pondicherry (2021)

Pondicherry

Pondicherry

Pondicherry Or Puducherry is a Union Territory in Tamilnadu, It was a French Colony Until 1954, Later Taken over by the Indian Government.

Pondicherry If famous for its French Architecture place, Streets and also Beach, All these Places are almost 300 years old, That beautiful 18th Century Vibe is still present in this Place.

There is also Aurobindo Asharam in Pondicherry and if you just go few miles there is a place called Auroville named after Aurobindo Swamy and Ville means Village in French.

There are also many food spots like Sarvana Bhavan and also this place is famous for low taxation, Liquor is very famous, Many People try to buy Liquor and Transport it, But easily get caught at the check post. Markets for shopping Like Sunday market is very famous.

Below are the Famous Places to Visit in Pondicherry

Promenade Beach

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple

Pondicherry Museum

The Sacred Heart Basilica

Pondicherry Bharathi Park

Immaculate Conception

Mahatma Gandhi Statue

Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple

Botanical Garden

Auroville Beach

Puducherry Beach

Sunday Market

Pondicherry French Clony

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Tamilnadu is the only state in India where there is a maximum number of Temples which are more than the 1000-year-old, Many Temples also hold world heritage site status.

Tamilnadu is also known as Temple State and also rich in culture and Heritage of Ancient Indian Practices, This place is ruled by Sri Krishna deva Raya, Cholas and Pallavas For Thousand Years and later by British and French.

The State holds it’s a stronghold in Tourist, Exports, and Imports of Goods, Chennai Port is the Second Largest Port after Mumbai Port in India and also Largest Film Industry and As well as Third Largest IT exports after Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Places like Hosur, Salem, Coimbatore are famous for Hardware and Software Industries, It holds India’s largest Silk, Cotton and Yarn Markets.

Tamilnadu Still Holds it’s heritage by wearing traditional dresses like Dhothi and Sarees, Especially Salem Yarn and Cotton Markets and Kancheepuram Sarees are worldwide famous.

Many Industries and Manufacturing units like Hyundai, Honda are in Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu holds 2nd largest GDP in India and road connectivity is wonderful.

The Temple Architecture, Kodaikanal waterfalls, Crocodile park, Festivals, Forests, Valparai Trekking and Pollachi Shooting Spots there are large varieties to see in Tamilnadu Which Cannot Be Skipped.

The Real Estate market is evenly spread in Tamilnadu, Especially there are many two towns and one town which the rates are higher than Chennai.

The tourism Department is wonderful in Chennai, Ancient Temples, Rivers and Lakes, Dhanushkodi, and other Parks and View Points made almost 12 million foreign tourists visit Tamilnadu in 2019.

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