Public library founded in 1827, among the oldest in India, with over 3 lakh books and a rare-book section.
Founded in 1827 as the Bibliotheque Publique and later named after the French writer Romain Rolland, it is the largest library in the Union Territory, with more than 315,000 books, about 15,000 rare volumes and a children's section. It is about 200 m from the Gandhi statue.
Within 1 km of Romain Rolland Library.
Park in Puducherry.
Park in Puducherry.
Small government museum in Bharathi Park with Arikamedu Roman finds, Chola and Pallava sculpture, bronzes and French colonial objects.
Old Ganesha temple near the seafront, older than the French settlement, with a gold chariot taken out at Dussehra.
Small doll museum on Goubert Avenue with about 120 dolls in regional costumes from across India.
mosque in India
Memorial on Goubert Avenue to soldiers of French India who died in the First World War, lit up on 14 July.
Cathedral parish founded in 1686 with a big feast on 8 December.
Side valley ~13 km from Manali known for skiing in winter and paragliding, zorbing, ATVs and a ropeway in summer.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.
New Delhi's redeveloped ceremonial boulevard from Rashtrapati Bhavan past India Gate, with lawns, canals and the Republic Day parade route.
Last village of the Parvati valley at ~2,400 m, about an hour's walk above Barshaini; guesthouses and orchards.
Last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border in Kinnaur, on the Baspa river at 11,320 ft.
Meadow plateau ~24 km from Dalhousie ringed by deodars, with a small lake and 12th-century Khajji Nag temple.
Hill station 12 km from Shimla on NH5; Mahasu peak, horse rides, Himalayan Nature Park and winter skiing.
Apple-country town ~60 km from Shimla at ~2,708 m; ski slopes in winter and Hatu peak 8 km away.