Trichy Tourism - Places to visit in Tiruchirappalli

      Tourist/Visitor's attraction in Trichy

Trichy or Tiruchirapalli (TRY)

Trichy district falls geographically at the center of the state Tamilnadu, and once it was considered to keep as the capital of Tamilnadu, but since there is no seaport available in the district, they made Chennai as the capital. So going forward the article would explain some of the best features such as tourist attractions, religious spots, places to stay etc.

Info about Trichy:

           6^th cleanest city in India.

                     Average climate: 32 to 35.
          Center of Tamilnadu.
          Highest temple tower in the world. (Srirangam).
                  International airport.
         NIT, National Institute of Technology.
         BHEL, Bharat heavy electrical limited.
        4^th Largest Municipal Corporation.

                           Trichy Classifieds            

                         Facebook Page on Trichy             

Visitor’s attraction

Kallanai Dam: The dam is built on the river bed of Cauvery River and it was built in the 19^th century by Karikala cholan, a popular south Indian king, so this place is also considered as a historic place to visit. The dam is beautiful when there is enough water flowing along the river, but sorry to say nowadays there is not enough rain these regions which have lessened the looks of the dam in the recent past. So if you want to explore historic spots in Trichy, you can always visit this place. (Distance from Trichy central bus stand to Kallanai dam =24. 2 km), (From railway station, similar distance) and (Airport, similar distance)

Rock fort temple: This again is both a religious and a tourist spot to visit; the highlighting feature of this temple is that the entire fort is carved on a single rock and a temple for Lord Ganesha or Vinayagar is built at the very top of the fort which is very nice to see from below. It’s a scenic beauty and people who want to see the entire town at one shot, all you need is to go to the top of the fort and start capture your images, and better if you visit it in the night, where you can get a pleasant breeze along with it. (Distance from Trichy central bus stand to Rock fort temple = 5.7 km), (From railway station, similar distance) and (From Airport, similar distance)

Image 2: Rock fort temple day and night

St Joseph’s Church: This popular church lies just opposite to the rock fort so once you visit rock fort in trichy, don’t miss to see this very old religious memorial in the town of Tiruchirpalli. (Distance from Trichy central bus stand to St, Joseph’s church= 5.4 km) and (From Railway station, similar distance). (Airport, similar distance) .

Image 3: St, Joseph’s Church

It is the tallest church in the entire city and it attracts many people in and around the town.

Srirangam, Trichy: Srirangam is one of the popular temples and a pilgrimage place in the world and it is considered by many that it is the tallest and biggest temple in the world, in terms of complexity and stature. So the places which is mentioned in this article are not religious biased and people from any religious background can visit these place, to see the work they put in these sculptures to make a milestone. [Distance from Trichy central bus stand to Srirangam= 12.5 km], [From Railway station, similar distance] and [Airport, similar distance]

Image 4: Srirangam, Trichy

Image 5: Orlov Diamond

The 189.62 carats diamond is believed to be originated from Sri rangam, once when France was ruling in Tamilnadu, a French soldier disguised himself as a Hindu convert and stole this peace of extacy in the year 1747

Image 6: Cauvery Bridge

Cauvery bridge, this is a very neat and clean bridge that connects the rock fort, st josephs church and sri rangam so once you are in the main town of Trichy one should not miss to see these places.

Image 7: Cauvery River separating Trichy and srirangam

The above picture is the bridge that connects rock fort and Srirangam or one can also say Trichy and Srirangam. The bridge is one of the spectacular bridges to see as there is couple of parallel bridges built besides for motor vehicles and trains. So people who travel across the bridge would have a beautiful view of the water flowing on the river on both sides. [Distance from Trichy central bus stand to Cauvery river = 9.5 km]

Samayapuram Temple: This is a very popular temple in Trichy and is on the Trichy to Chennai highways, the lady God Amman is the main God and people from all over the country and even from other foreign countries visit this place as a research in US has proved there is lot of positive energy and vibrations in the temple and it is believed to cure many diseases if people stay there for an hour or two. It is mainly considered as a Hindu religious spot and people from all the country visit this temple. [Distance from Trichy bus stand to Temple= 20.4 km], [From railway station, similar distance] and [From Airport, similar distance].

Image 8: Samayapuram entrance

Food to eat In Trichy: Since this district lies in the river bed of the Cauvery River, paddy is the main cultivation that is followed in and around the place. So the first thing I would suggest to taste some white rice in a nice hotel and there are so many of them, I shall mention some of the popular hotels in Trichy at the end of this topic. First let us see the vegetarian food that is famous in the town and then we shall discover the non-vegetarian items. The whole Tamilnadu is famous for Idly, Vada, sambar and Trichy is no exemption you will get the best sambar in some of the places in Trichy.

Puliancholai: Not many outsiders would know about this place, but this is a must see for people who are looking for fun and who wants to play with some nice chill water which flows from kolli hills from the Eastern Ghats of Tamilnadu. But if you going with your family better go in the day light since this is a remote area and there are about 30 inhabitants, the nearest town is Thuraiyur which is about 30 kilometers from this spot. So this is the nearest hilly area to be visited from Trichy. [Distance from Trichy central bus stand and railway station to this destination, 72 kilometers].

Image 9: Pulliancholai

Pachamalai: Pachamalai, Malai is a Tamil word which means mountain or hill in Tamil, so the name here is pachamalai, which can be literally transformed as green mountain, so this would make you understand, this is another hilly area which is full of green and another specialty is that it is also a religious and pilgrimage spot for the Hindus. So if you are looking to see explore some natural sceneries you have this Pachamalai or you are looking for a religious tour again, you might consider this. A very nice and safe place to visit with family, stay for some time has food on the top of the hill with the natural breeze.

Image 10: Pachamalai

Mukkombu: This is another Dam which is converted into a tourist place, by making garden and plantations nearby, once it was a filled with water all the time and people who travel by the National highways would take a break visiting this place, take bath, sit and eat and play around with kids, but now the attraction towards this place has ceased a lot. The reasons being, scarcity of water, gardens and plantations not maintained, so due to poor maintenance the number of visitors coming to this place have reduced a lot and another reason being, people’s exposure, now the earning power of people in Trichy and Tamilnadu has improved in the last decade which has allowed them to spend more money on tourism which in turn helped them to explore new places in other districts and states in India.

Image 11: Mukkombu Dam

The above mentioned places are some of the popular and frequently visited tourist spots in Trichy, the main source tourist attractions in Trichy are its very old historic temples. Anyone who is not religious biased and wants to visit historic place, there are loads of it. The article has just mentioned very few temples, some of the other temples which are popular are:

  Vekkaliamman Temple, Uraiyur. (4.7 km from Trichy central bus stand and railway station).

   Vayalur Sri subramaniya swamy Temple. (10.2 km from Trichy central bus stand and railway station).

  Thiruvanai Shiva Temple. (13 km from Trichy central bus stand and railway station).

        

      Food and Hotel: Paddy is majorly cultivated in Tamilnadu, and Trichy is no exemption. You can find lots of paddy field around the Taluks and sub-urbans of Trichy. People in Trichy prefer rice at least once in a day for their meal.

Image 12: Paddy cultivation 

The following image will portray some of the best food stuffs in the district of Trichy for vegetarians and even non-vegetarians would love to taste it.

Image 13: Idly, pongal, sweet pongal, sambar, dosa and vegetable meals

There are so many hotels available near the Trichy central bus stand and railway station and both are just one kilometer from each other, so if you travel by bus or train you can get to see lot of vegetarian and non-vegetarian hotels, where you can find the above mentioned recipes.

Hotels to stay and eat: There are so many hotels which provides accommodation and food, but I am going to mention a list of ten hotels based on the life style of people, such as middle, upper middle and upper class.

                                                   

Hotels in Trichy for middle, upper middle and upper class life style:

1)      Vasantha Bhavan,
2)      Hotel A1
3)      Hotel Anjappar. (Famous for non-veg)
4)      Vijay mess. (Famous for non-veg) one kilometer from the central bus stand.
5)      Hotel Ajantha.
6)      Hotel Krishnas
7)      Hotel Ramyas. (upper middle/upper class)
8)      Hotel Sangam. (upper middle/upper class)
9)      Hotel Femina. (Upper middle/upper class). There are so many other hotels in Trichy near.

Why you should visit Trichy? Firstly, Well if one wants to explore places in Tamilnadu, I would reckon you to start from here, as this is the center of Tamilnadu, so book a room here, take your vehicle, choose places to visit in and around Trichy cover every places within specific time duration. Secondly, there is lot of temples in Trichy so if you are in a religious or pilgrimage trip then again you start from there, as people believe that, Srirangam is the first place to be visited when you start your journey on pilgrimage in Tamilnadu. Third, the district is neat and clean and many good hotels to stay and eat genuine Tamilnadu foods. 

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