Tamil Nadu
At this teensy ramshackle museum, you'll be enthusiastically shown a mishmash of old boats, fishing memorabilia and a hard-hitting photo-video of the…
Must-see attractions in South India
Kerala
Around 1.5km north of Kollam's boat jetty, this lakeside park is popular with families for its playground, picnicking, motorboating (₹95 per person),…
South Goa
Quiet and clean, Arossim, is not a bad place to settle into solitude with a good book. It's a short distance west of the busy village and train stop of…
Kodaikanal (Kodai)
Dedicated to Murugan, this nondescript temple 3km northeast of town affords beautiful panoramas of the surrounding hills and the plains miles below.
Kozhikode (Calicut)
The city beach, 1km west of the city centre, is enjoyable for a sunset promenade stroll but not really a place for swimming.
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Pondy's lighthouse was completed in the 1830s and functioned for more than a century before being replaced in 1979.
South Goa
Though marred by the chemical plant to the north, Velsao Beach makes for a quiet place to get away from it all.
Tamil Nadu
Badly damaged by the 2004 tsunami, this 14th-century seafront temple is now repainted in kaleidoscopic colours.
Port Blair
Like most Indian cities, Port Blair has a memorial statue of Mahatma Gandhi standing in a busy roundabout.
Calangute & Baga
St Alex’s Church has a magnificently golden and ornamented reredos (ornamental screen) and pulpit.
Old Goa
This 17th-century former church later served as a convent. It's not currently open to the public.
Port Blair
This pale yellow clock is a central landmark in the heart of Port Blair’s busy Aberdeen Bazaar.
Tamil Nadu
Within the fort grounds stands this handsome, yellow-walled church (1846). Only open Sunday.
Ticket Counter (Zoo & Museums)
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Main ticket counter for Trivandrum's Zoological Gardens and surrounding museums.
Kochi (Cochin)
One of Fort Cochin's Catholic churches, modern and white-walled.
