Busy but less crowded than the streets of the city . And finally no cars. Great opportunity for “people watching”. Colorful and beautifully dressed locals at leisure. People on the beach. Elderly on benches. Iconic Gandhi statue. Beautiful Bay of Bengal and the strip of the beach. The view of the lighthouse and church in the background. Well planed part of the city every visitor should enjoy.

I spent 2 days in pondicherry, walked through the old lighthouse to get to it. You then see Gandhi memorial as you walk onto promenade. No cars are allowed. Many locals, very few foreigners but very safe , the breeze from the bay of bengal is amazing They say not to swim but further right I found a spot and layed out western style, current and water temperature was fine. All the buildings are white and rocks are along the main section. I spent the whole day on the beach on 2nd day here. Main attraction in pondicherry

Best place to stay and enjoy the sea in Pondicherry. I stayed at the Promenade hotel for 5 days . It's the best hotel on the rock beach of pondycherry Promenade. I enjoyed my morning walk daily. A lot of people come here for the morning walk.

It is best place to have a long walk with your family. It was really good for us to walk for a long time and feel little relaxed with the sea view. Little difficult to park the car, as we have to park it somewhere little away and walk from there to reach this place