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Blue Flag certified beach at Chinna Veerampattinam with lifeguards, washrooms and a marked swimming zone.
Eden Beach, about 9 km south of the bus station, was the first beach in Puducherry to earn Blue Flag certification. It has an 800 m swimming zone with lifeguards, washrooms, shade huts, a children's play area and an open gym; small stalls near the parking sell snacks.
Within 1 km of Eden Beach.
Ruins of an Indo-Roman trading port on the Ariyankuppam river, active around the 1st century BC to 2nd century AD.
Sand-bar beach at Chunnambar reached by boat across the backwaters from the Chunnambar Boat House.
Park in Puducherry.
Small government museum in Bharathi Park with Arikamedu Roman finds, Chola and Pallava sculpture, bronzes and French colonial objects.
Park in Puducherry.
Tourism boat house on the Chunnambar backwaters, departure point for ferries to Paradise Beach.
Old Ganesha temple near the seafront, older than the French settlement, with a gold chariot taken out at Dussehra.
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Long sandy South Goa beach 8 km from Margao.
Town beach of Karaikal reached by a 2 km lamp-lined road along the Arasalar river, with boating and a children's park.
Busy North Goa beach running from Candolim to Baga, called the "Queen of Beaches".
Crowded family and party beach just north of Calangute with Tito's Lane nightlife.
Rocky North Goa beach known for bars, the Wednesday flea market and trance-era party history.
Bohemian far-north beach with a freshwater lake, paragliding and a laid-back crowd.
Wide, shallow North Goa beach popular for kitesurfing.
Quiet South Goa beach near Palolem, good for sunbathing and swimming.