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Puducherry
THE BASICS
Puducherry
A former French colony where the streets still run on a grid laid out by colonial planners, the White Town's mustard-and-white villas facing a promenade that never quite lost its French accent.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
October to March.
KEY REGIONS
White TownAurovilleSerenity Beach
KNOWN FOR
French Quarter / White TownAuroville's MatrimandirPromenade BeachParadise Beach backwaters
CLIMATE
Tropical coastal, similar to neighbouring Tamil Nadu - hot with a northeast monsoon peak.
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