Viluppuram

Tamil Nadu

Where Viluppuram sits in India

These notes are AI-generated starting points, not verified travel advice — worth checking locally before you plan around them. Suggest a correction.

• Gingee Fort

  Fort

  Three hill citadels linked by walls, the "Troy of the East"

  From Gingee, in town · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: High

• Auroville (northern edge) and Kaliyapet

  Community

  Experimental township straddling the Viluppuram border

  From Viluppuram ~35 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: Med

• Melmalayanur Angala Parameswari Temple

  Temple

  Amman temple known for its Maasi Magam night festival

  From Viluppuram ~40 km · Best Feb-Mar

  Confidence: Med

• Thiruvakkarai fossil wood park

  Geology

  National fossil wood park of petrified trees

  From Viluppuram ~25 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: High

• Marakkanam salt pans and beach

  Coast

  Salt flats and a quiet coast on the ECR

  From Marakkanam ~35 km · Best Nov-Feb

  Confidence: Med