2006-07-29 06:21:29 · 6 answers · asked by aaaa 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Chennai
Chennai's historic landmarks and buildings, long sandy beaches, cultural and art centers and parks constitute the major tourist and recreational attractions of the city. The most important tourist attraction of the city is actually in the neighbouring town of Mahabalipuram with its ancient temples and rock carvings of the 7th century Pallava kingdom.
The other historic tourist spots include the 8th century Kapaleeshwarar temple in Mylapore, characteristic of the ancient Dravidian style of architecture, the Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane, the San Thome Basilica and Fort St George.
Beaches
The 13 km long and 400 to 500 meter wide Marina Beach is the pride of Chennai with the city Light House, memorials, statues, walkways, gardens and drives alongside the beachfront. The Elliot's Beach further south along the coast from Marina in Besant Nagar is preferred by younger Chennaiites with its promenade, restaurants and coffee shops. There are a large number of beaches between the Elliot’s Beach and Mahabalipuram, the most notable being the Covelong Beach which has a cove and a fort built by the Nawab of Carnatic.
Chennai has some unique places to offer for shopping. Art and crafts, contemporary and traditional artwork, antiques, jewellery etc. are available in the city. Traditional items like leaf and palmyra-fiber handicrafts from Tirunelveli, bronze and brass castings and traditional jewelry from Kumbakonam, metal works from Thanjavur, stone carvings from Mahabalipuram, silks from Kanchipuram are for sale in shops and boutiques. George Town and Parrys Corner are wholesale markets of Chennai where one can purchase almost anything. Many streets are entirely devoted to selling one particular type of merchandise. The nearby Burma Bazaar is famous for its counterfeit electronic goods and media, Moore Market for its large number of bookstores. Pondy Bazzaar located in T.Nagar, is home to huge multi-storey stores, unique to Chennai, which deal mainly in textiles and silks or gold, silver and diamond jewellery. Besides these shopping areas, the city has many modern shopping malls, departmental stores and boutiques, offering a variety of goods and products.
2006-07-29 23:36:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
please visit www.tamilandutourim.org for places to be seen in chennai. You may buy Silk cloths and cotten cloths from T.Nagaer area which is very cheap. tamilnadu tourism is running regular trip to allover tamilnadu including one and two days tours.
2006-07-31 01:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by surya narayanan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well....buy i guess depends on wat kind u want ...u can check out spencer ...and around that place all emporiums are found for some handi works ...or u can take a ride through t.nagar if u want to luk at the silk sari ..or clothings ...
well u can visit mahabalipuram ...dakshinchitra ...its quite gud if u take a ride tru ECR road ...worth it
2006-07-29 18:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by pups 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is spelled china not chennai
2006-07-29 06:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots and lots......get a map and surf the net for all the historic monuments.shopping....ist great in spencers and tnagar.depends on what you want to buy.happy shopping:)
2006-07-30 06:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by cherry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snake park
2006-08-01 02:32:00 · answer #6 · answered by nikki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋