Pondicherry a perfect destination for weekend holiday. An old, calm and charming little town which is located down south of Chennai. This town is 293 sq.km which is filled with history, spirituality, french heritage, beautiful beaches, calm & well planned white town streetscapes, handicrafts and unique life style. Pondicherry is divided into quiet & tranquil white town and active Indian town wherein the architecture & streetscapes completely differs. The history dates way back to pre-historic days. It is believed that vedapuri – the old name of pondicherry was the seat for the great sage agasthya. Later this fishing village tunred out as one of the major port pf trade during greco-roman period, the excavations at arikenmedu makes a proof for this. Pondicherry and auroville are exposed to multi-cultural activities and may be this is one of the places where travellers can get exposed to so many languages, culturals and societies within a small area. Pondicherry offers lots to be expoerienced rather than just glancing through. It has a perfect blend of west and india, which makes pondicherry very special among the indian and foreign tourists.
