Cities

Cities

There are many cities in South India. Below is a list of the nine most notable. Other cities are listed on their specific regional page.

Bangalore — the Garden City, Pub City, Silicon Valley of India, Land of Silk, Gold, Sandal, Incense etc.

Chennai (Madras) — the largest city of South India, the City of Temples, home of famous Marina Beach, Automobile Capital of India.

Kochi (Cochin) — the Queen of the Arabian Sea, one of the largest port city with a strong air of colonial European cultures and unlimited shopping

Coimbatore — Manchester of South India

Hyderabad — Pearl city of India, and part of Silicon Plateau with Bangalore

Madurai — City famous for its Meenakshi Amman Temple, it was among the nominees for the new list of 7 wonders of the world for its architecture

Mysore — twin city of Bangalore. Famous for the Royal Palace, Brindavan Gardens

Pondicherry — French Enclave in India. Commonly known as "Peaceful Pondicherry"

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) — The evergreen city of India with greenery everywhere,it is the capital of Kerala State and famous for various large monuments, palaces and beaches.

~Info courtesy of Wikitravel~