The famous tourist destination in India popular
as Pondicherry is also famous as the French Capital of India. This amazing
tourist destination has many interesting things to do in Pondicherry where
Indian culture combines with the French heritage history. Officially called the
Union Territory of Puducherry has amazing beaches to authentic traditional
charm of French remnants, temples, monuments and parks.
These are the top Top 5
Things to Do in the French Colony.
1. Scuba Diving
Pondicherry has a lot of offer when it comes to
witnessing the vibrant marine life with many popular diving sites offering at
Rs. 6000/- upwards for underwater diving. Diving into 5 m to 40 m underwater
these diving sites including a top rated PADI center are good for beginners as well
as professionals. It is the best way to find marine life such as coral,
lionfish, kingfishes, moray eels, and many sea creatures.
2. Visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram
the Auroville ashram near Pondicherry gives you
a break from busy life. This is one must see trip you must make to feel
spiritual. The township of peace where people from different religions and
nationalities co-exit in harmony is a unique learning experience for visitors.
Also called City of Dawn it is a great tourist attraction and has a center
piece architectural structure made with over 50 kilograms of gold. The sun
reflects on the Matrimandir making it glow in daytime.
3. French War Memorial
This is one impressive war memorial in the
country situated at The Promenade that remembers the brave warriors who gave
their lives fighting in the WW-I. The best time to visit this war memorial at
Goubert Avenue in Pondicherry is in July on the Bstille Day to pay a respectful
homate to the war martyrs. The memorial is lighted up on the day of July 14th every
year. Also visit the Gandhi Statue nearby that reminds about the fight for
Independence. There is also a marble structure of Joan of Arc that reminds
about the French influence in this place.
4. Shop at Pondy Bazaar
A trip to Pondicherry is incomplete without
shopping as there are so many variety of things to shop for. There are ladies
things such as scarfs and stoles, variety of jewelery, handbag's, footwear,
tops, trousers, etc. Situated nearby T Nagar there is no need to search around
the regions on where to shop for many things as they are all available at one
place which is the Pondy Bazaar. If there is a lot of shopping to do then you
have to be full of energy so eat well and rest well before you go shoppinghere.
5. Taste Local Cuisine
Visiting this French Colony and not tasting the
variety of European & western cuisine is impossible. With popular food
joints such as Mango Fare for cuisine with French influence and Suguru for
traditional South cuisine, there are others such as Carte Blanche for Creole
taste and La Pasta for Italian cuisine to taste various international cuisine.
Savour the authentic blend of south Indian and French cuisine at different
places to visit in Pondicherry with famous luxury trains of India.
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