Pondicherry

                                       With grand boulevards and quiet promenades Pondicherry town is a surprise in India. The four unconnected, erstwhile French colonies of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam together form the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Pondicherry is opulently cosmopolitan. Pondicherry is a preferred hunting ground for the shop-hopper as wonderful bargains are easy pickings. It is a peaceful, easy feeling that makes you want to put your feet up and let your hair down. Famous places to visit in Pondicherry are the old colonial quarter, Pondicherry Museum, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Old Light House, Immaculate Conception of Mother Mary Cathedral, Botanical Garden and certainly Auroville.

Places to visit:

• Pondicherry Beach
• Auroville
• Aurobindo Ashram
• Chunnambar Boat House
• Bharathi Park
• Museum
• Romain Rolland Library
• Botanical Garden in Pondicherry
• Anglo-French Textile Mills
• Pondicherry Museum
• Paradise beach
• Manakular Vinayagar Temple
• Sithanandhar Temple
• Vannia Perumal Temple
• Ossudu Lake
• Auroville Beach
• Streets Near Aurobindo Ashram, French Heritage Buildings
• Light House Beach
• Nehru Street, shopping at all time
• Sunday Market, street shops only on sundays