{"id":519,"date":"2022-11-02T13:43:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:43:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:43:06","slug":"pondicherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/pondicherry\/","title":{"rendered":"Pondicherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of India&#8217;s seven union territories, <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\">Pondicherry<\/a>, also known as Puducherry but more generally known as &#8220;Pondy,&#8221; is bordered by the southern state of Tamil Nadu. This former French colony is the ideal fusion of French architecture and traditional Indian sensibilities, making it a romantic getaway that provides the best of both cultures.<\/p>\n<p>The streets of Pondicherry&#8217;s French Quarter, also known as White Town, are lined with lovely bougainvillaea-covered colonial buildings in a mustard-yellow colour. These are dotted with cosy caf\u00e9s and fashionable shops that serve delicious French food and drinks. Simply taking a stroll through these alleyways might provide a visitor with a glimpse of <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\">Pondicherry<\/a>&#8216;s enchanted allure.<\/p>\n<p>Pondicherry has a lot to offer, including classic French bakeries, bohemian shops, and cobblestoned roads that are lovely for a leisurely stroll or a bicycle ride. So get yourself down to this Indian Coast fantasy town and enjoy some beer (at Union Territory pricing; say goodbye to state taxes) or just relax with a book in one of the charming cafes.<\/p>\n<p>Discover Pondicherry&#8217;s boulevards and rues, which will lead you to the stunning seaside promenade where you can watch the Bay of Bengal frolic and splash along the shores of the well-known Rock beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of India&#8217;s seven union territories, Pondicherry, also known as Puducherry but more generally known as &#8220;Pondy,&#8221; is bordered by the southern state of Tamil Nadu. This former French colony is the ideal fusion of French architecture and traditional Indian sensibilities, making it a romantic getaway that provides the best of both cultures. The streets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":521,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions\/521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}