Chennai is one of the busiest cities in Tamil Nadu, and the capital of Tamil Nadu India as well. Famous for various reasons, the longest beach in India is located in this city. The city is always busy with locals as well as tourist alike. Accommodation around the city is widely spread and one of the highly popular choice accommodation in the recent years has been Serviced Apartments Chennai. A highly recommended option is Somerset Greenways Chennai. Contemporary serviced apartments located in the heart of the city offering comfortable spacious self contained apartment spaces.
Also the second largest beach in the world the Marina Beach extends to 13 kilo meters from George fort till Mahabalipuram. The beach went through a conversion phase to a tourist beach in the 1880’s under the then governor. The sun sets and sun rises by the beach is breath taking.
Some of the activities on the beach include, horse back rides, which is great with the wind brushing against the face. There are enclosures with palm trees where one can take long relaxing walks. Also the beach is a great place to enjoy some of the local food and the famous “sundal” which is a form of boiled chic peas with coconut onions and other spices. Also a great place for the kids to fly kites and of course plenty of space to run around and escape the concrete blocks.
One end of the beach, Mahabalipuram, has a shore temple that is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. The monuments temples are the highlights of this end of the beach, however there are also mandapas belonging to the Pallava dynasty.
Apart from the beaches Chennai has so much more to offer. A busy shopping street in Chennai is T Nagar with shops specializing in South Indian textiles. Chennai is also a great place to enjoy some of South India’s delicacies and there are plenty of options to pick from.
Chandrishan Williams is a travel writer who writes under the pen name, Caleb Falcon. He specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers.
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