Guidebook for Puducherry
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Quiet Healing Center
Auroville Main RoadOne of the best healing centre, best massages, alternative therapies
The Auroville Health Centre
Auroville RoadMedical centre
Kottakuppam Fish Market
Go there in the morning to buy all kinds of fresh sea food.
Puducherry Airport
Airport with in-coming flights from Bangalore
Aroma Gardens
A nice and on budget swimming pool
Food Scene
Farm Fresh
1 Auroville RoadOrganic products from Auroville and small café (opposite main bakery)
Sea food restaurant, mid-range prices, excellent planchas, open every day
10 locals recommend
Theevu Plage Beach Resort
Sea food restaurant, mid-range prices, excellent planchas, open every day
Tanto Pizzeria
Auroville RoadGood pizzas, food delivery possible
Happy Food Restaurant
Cheap and best south indian food restaurant (opposite Tanto pizzas)
Good restaurant, nice swimming pool, cheap formula for both on working days
10 locals recommend
Hotel Mango Hill by Poppys
Old Auroville RdGood restaurant, nice swimming pool, cheap formula for both on working days
Roma's Kitchen
Excellent North Indian food, mid-range prices, in a cool garden
Frites Corner
Auroville RoadCheap and best snacks all day long
Cafe des Arts
10 Suffren StNice place for snacks, crepes and wi-fi...
Le Club
5 Bussy StFrench food
Satsanga
54 La Bourdonnais StFrench food
Surguru Spot Restaurant
12 JN RoadGood Tamil food
DisDis & Co
45 B Romain Rolland StAjantha Sea View Hotel
Beach RoadSnack and drinks on roof top facing the sea
La Terrasse Restaurant
5 South BoulevardGood pizzas and affordable food
LB2 Lounge and icecubes club
2 La Bourdonnais StVilla Shanti
14 Suffren StSuper food in a hype environment
Cafe de flore
37 Dumas StSnack and food in a beautiful garden
Cafe Xtasi
245 Mission StBest pizzas
Baker Street
French bakery
Shopping
Auroville Bakery
Auroville RoadAll types of French breads and viennoiseries (closed on Sunday)
Arts & Culture
Kallialay Surf School
Serenity Beach RoadSurf courses every day, on demand, for kids and adults
Sightseeing
One of the most popular beach in Pondy. You can also check on the catch of the day early morning if you want to buy fish on the spot.
8 locals recommend
Gulkand House, Serenity Beach
1 Serenity Beach RdOne of the most popular beach in Pondy. You can also check on the catch of the day early morning if you want to buy fish on the spot.
Repos is a beach managed by Auroville and accessible through one of its communities.
Repos Guest House
Repos is a beach managed by Auroville and accessible through one of its communities.
French War Memorial
Mahe de Labourdonnais StreetSri Aurobindo Ashram
No. 9 Marine StreetBharathi Park
Pondicherry Museum
Canteen StreetGandhi Thidal
Beach Road Located on the main promenade
Epicenter of Auroville with shops, restaurants, souvenirs and the matrimandir a few hundreds meters away
13 locals recommend
Visitor's Centre
Auroville RoadEpicenter of Auroville with shops, restaurants, souvenirs and the matrimandir a few hundreds meters away
Goubert Market
Must see
South of Pondicherry, about 20 min, and close to a boat house, a very touristic and nice spot.
46 locals recommend
Paradise Beach
Thiru Vi - Ka StreetSouth of Pondicherry, about 20 min, and close to a boat house, a very touristic and nice spot.
Osudu Lake
A few km away from town, nice place for boating and lovers of nature
Pondicherry University Beach
A really nice one
Auroville Botanical Gardens
The best botanical garden in Pondy area