Cuddalore Travel Guide
Located on the east coast of Tamil Nadu in southern India is the port city of Cuddalore on the banks of the mighty Bay of Bengal. This rich historical place also known as “Kuttalur,” meaning the town at the junction point between the rivers Ponnaiyar and Gadilam, lies on the south side of Pondicherry and at a distance of 192 km from Chennai. Its history dates back to more than 2000 years when its ancient seaport was used as a loading centre for trade far across with the Roman Empire. Cuddalore was occupied at successive times by the Dutch, the Portuguese, the French, and finally by the British. Cuddalore is proud in that Sir Robert Clive began his war against the French from Fort St. David located right here in its town.
Cuddalore’s priceless temples, its superb beaches, its popular European schools and children’s parks make it a regular spot for the Luxury Tamil Nadu Tours that visits here year after year. Cuddalore finds a special place mention in the Tamil Nadu Tourism guidebook.
The world famous Neyveli Lignite Corporation that supplies thermal electricity to many parts of the state is situated near Cuddalore.
Places to see:
It should take some time for a tourist to visit all that Cuddalore offers with pride. A quick list should include:- Tiruppapuliyur
- Kattu Manargudi
- Thiruvahindrapuram
- Pataleeswarar Temple
- Perumal Temple
- Srimushnam
- Chidambara Nataraja Temple
- Silver Beach
- Children’s park
- Poompuhar
- Annamalai University
- Pichavaram
- Vadalur
- Fort St. David
- Summer Festival
- Masi Magam
- Fire Walking Festival
Shopping:
Textiles and readymade garments are popular. One can go in for jewelleries and silver items as well. Subba Rayalu Street, Lawrence Road, Nethaji Road and Shankara Naidu Street are busy shopper’s stops at most times in the year.Where to stay:
Accommodation can easily be had at the many reasonably priced hotels in Cuddalore. Some of the most preferred are:- Arcot Woodlands Hotel
- Hotel Saradharam
How to reach Cuddalore:
Cuddalore can easily be reached by rail, road, and even by air.By Road: National Highway 45A, SH – 9 and SH – 10 connect to most places in and around Cuddalore. Anyone can use the services of taxis, auto-rickshaws and city transport buses to move around freely in Cuddalore. Tamil Nadu’s proud state transport services operate to go anywhere in the state from Cuddalore.
By Rail: Cuddalore’s Thirupappuliyur Railway Station connects Cuddalore with Chennai via Villupuram. A number of smaller passenger trains operate to reach closeby locations.
By Air: The nearest airport is at Chennai. The time taken to reach Chennai airport is 5 hours by road, a distance of 192 km.
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