Rock Beach Pondicherry

 

Pondicherry Beach known as "Rock Beach or Promenade Beach" is the popular stretch of beachfront in the city of Puducherry, India, along the Bay of Bengal. It is a 1.5 kilometre-long stretch in Pondicherry, starts from War Memorial built at the beginning of the beach and end at Dupleix Park on the Goubert Avenue.

 

 

Rock Beach is not open for taking dips in the sea or any water sport activities, but many people visit the rock beach during sunrise and sunset for walking and jogging. The beach is clustered with tetrapods along the coastline, while a concrete pathway has been constructed which is flanked with shopping boutiques, cafes, restaurants and pubs. The various hotels built around the beach provide a pleasure stay for foreigners and local travellers.

 

These beach restaurants serve various cuisines including French, Indian, Arabic and Chinese. Some of the places have live band performances that attract many tourists. The restaurants and pubs do not allow any customers after midnight.

 

 

There are several highlights of this beach that you must stop by for a memorable experience:

 

• Spend some relaxing hours in a cafe and enjoy the beach view listening to the gushing waves of the ocean.
• Shop at the elegant boutiques that sell textile materials, home decor and souvenirs for you to take home.
• Enjoy a beautiful sunrise, sunset and moonrise at Rock Beach.
• Enjoy early morning walk by the bay of bengal till midnight.
• Showing harbor from Rock Beach at night.
• Visit the French War Memorial built by the beachside, dedicated to the Frenchmen who died during the First World War.