Best Places to Visit in Pondicherry / Puducherry, List of Tourist Attractions in Pondicherry, The French colonial settlement in India – Visit, Travel Guide
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Pondicherry is one of the wonderful tourist spots because of various significant attractive landmarks. The major locations include the beautiful coastal beach, Old lighthouse, the War Memorial, Heritage Town Hall, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, french colony, Matrimandir, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Chief Secretariat office of Puducherry and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. It’s a perfect place for nature lovers and wanderers for sightseeing, where we can enjoy sunrise and sunset.
How to Reach Pondicherry:
On Flight: The nearest international and domestic airport is Chennai International Airport (Code MAA). Puducherry’s Domestic airport (Code PNY) is connected to Bengaluru via daily flights – except for Wednesdays. The Air India flight departs Bengaluru at 3:35pm and reaches Pondicherry at 4:35. The return flight departs at 4:55 and reaches at 5:55. This is a 1 hour nonstop flight.
By Train: Puducherry railway station (Code:PDY). Daily connectivity train to Villupuram, Chennai and Tirupathy are available. Tri-weekly trains connecting Pondicherry to Bangalore and Mumbai, other cities like Kolkatta, Bhubaneshwar, New Delhi, Mangalore and Kanyakumari are connected by a weekly train.
On Road: The best connectivity is definitely by road. Multiple buses are ply daily to and fro from Pondicherry to Chennai and Bangalore throughout the day, Pondy also offers overnighter luxury buses to other major cities of India. Alternatively, one could just book a Taxi or coach for easily accessible from the destinations.
Following are the Best Places to Visit in Pondicherry:
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