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5 Beautiful Places To Visit From Chennai

A traveller can experience the remnants of French culture here, as it used to be a French colony till 1954. Auroville beach is a must visit here, if you want to relax and spend some free time.

Yercaud is a hill station located in Tamil Nadu, on the Eastern Ghats. The place is popular for a lake called the Emerald lake, which is surrounded by hills, giving a breathtaking view.

This place is situated on the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is known for the Periyar National Park, where the travellers can encounter wild animals like tiger, elephant, bison and deer. 

The Varkala beach is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and is also known as Kutti Goa. As per reports, it would take 15 hours of travelling by train from Chennai, on low ticket prices.

Situated on the southern border of the state of Tamil Nadu, this place is known as a pilgrimage site across the country. Any devotee interested in taking a budget friendly spiritual journey can visit this place. The Ramanathaswamy Temple is a major tourist attraction at the place.