Areas

Three areas. Stay in one, day-trip to the others.

Pondicherry works best when you base yourself in White Town — everything there is a fifteen-minute walk — and treat Auroville and the coast as short drives out and back.

The base

White Town

The French Quarter — where you should sleep, eat and start every day.

Explore White Town

Photo neededA brightly painted Tamil-Quarter house on Rue Bussy — saturated colour, a temple gopuram down the lane.

The other half

Tamil Quarter

Across the canal — vivid painted houses, working temples, and the Pondicherry most visitors skip.

Explore Tamil Quarter

The day trip

Auroville

The experimental township north of town — a full morning, best not rushed.

Explore Auroville

The beach day

The Coast

Where the actual sand is — Serenity, Paradise and the road south.

Explore The Coast