Join Storytrails on a walk through the French Quarter of Pondicherry. The quaint boulevards and sleepy streets will come alive as you explore the city’s colonial past.

Behind every charming façade, you’ll find incredible stories; Quirky twists of history and unforgettable characters; a general bravely fighting a battle when the war itself was over, poets and revolutionaries hiding from the law – all of whom wove their way into the fabric of Pondicherry.

Did you know that the Romans were in Pondicherry as early as the 2nd century AD? Or that milk, Pondicherry and Saigon are all mysteriously connected? 

Surrounded by the British in India, the French here were gritty and stayed on till much after Indian independence. They left behind a lasting influence on the local culture. We’ll explore the architecture and the ironies, the contradictions and the culture of this sea-side town.