Pondicherry is a French colonial settlement in India and is now a separate Union Teritory. It has many attractive sight seeing places to visit. Pondicherry is most famous for its French legacy is preserved in its French Quarter, with tree-lined streets, mustard-colored colonial villas and chic boutiques. Pondicherry has other attractive tourist spots that includes Paradise Beach, Rock Beach, The Basillica of Sacre Heart of Jesus, Sri Aurobindo Ashramam, Serenity Beach, Auro Beach, Bharathi Government Park and more places. The best time to visit Pondicherry is October to March. Salem to Pondicherry road travel is 216.5km and it takes approximately 4 hours and 3 minutes.