Tamil Nadu - Blue Guide Chapter (from Blue Guide India)

Tamil Nadu - Blue Guide Chapter (from Blue Guide India)

Discerning on-site guide to the sights and monuments of Tamil Nadu and Chennai (Madras), with referenced maps, full background information on Indian history, culture and religions, and eating and accommodation tips. <br /><br />This is a chapter from Blue Guide India: the best guide for the independent traveller to India's art, architecture and history. According to William Dalrymple, who wrote the foreword: "I can vouch for its accuracy and novelty – the Indian guide which reaches the long-forgotten wonders ignored by other guides, and the best possible guide to off-the-beaten-track India."<br /><br />Written by the BBC's Sam Miller. Highlights include Chennai, Pondicherry, the temples of Kanchipuram, Kumbakonam and Madurai, the hill-station of Ooty (Ootacamund), the fortress of Gingee, Tanjore, Tranquebar and Trichy. Includes the Andaman and Nicobar islands.