How To Reach Tanjore

City of Tanjore is very ancient and situated in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of River Cauveri and was known as Thanjavur in olden days. The name of the place is derived from the name of a demon called as Tanjan. This place is popular as the rice bowl of India and even called as the cultural capital. This place has contributed a lot to the field of art and craft and has produced many Carnatic classical musicians and bharatnatyam dancers. Tanjore is in fact a popular destination for Natyanjali Dance festival.

Tanjore is very famous for Tanjore paintings which are a unique style. Tanjore is an ideal for travel and tourism as it is also popular for things like Thavil repercussion instrument, classical string musical instrument Veena and Tanjore dolls.

Tourist attractions in Tanjore include a number of places. Sri Brihadeswara temple is the main tourist attraction spot in Tanjore. It is one of the most renowned Hindu temples in the world. This temple in Tanjore is a UNESCO site and people from all over the world come and admire the vimana of the temple. Another remarkable thing about the temple is the Vimana that is 70 meters high and carved out of a single stone.

Tanjore palace is another remarkable structure. It has huge monuments, spacious halls, wide corridors, sheltered courtyards and soaring towers. Other places of interest in Tanjore are the Royal museum of Tanjore, Tanjore art gallery, Saraswati Mahal library and Schwarta Church.

Other tourist places in Tanjore include the Shivganga garden with its beautiful plants, flowers and birds. Rajarajan Manimandapam and the Tamil university, Punnai Nallur Mariamman Kovil are popular tourist spots around Tanjore. Tourist all over the world come to Tanjore to experience Tanjore tourism. Traveling to Tanjore is easy as there are Travel Guide to Tanjore. You can go there by Air, Train or Bus.

By Air: Tanjore city does not have an airport of its own. The nearest airport to Tanjore is the Trichy airport. It is just 65 kms from Tanjore. Many private and public airlines operate on this route. There are a number of domestic flights to and from Trichy. Some international airlines too operate on this route to Trichy. It has air services from places like Middle East, Colombo and other important places. Other important airports near Tanjore are Chennai airport and Madurai airport.

By Train: Tanjore has a well laid out rail network links with all the important cities. There is a railway junction at this place and it is well connected to all the important places in Tamil Nadu.

By Road: Tanjore is well connected to important places by state highways and National highways. Tamilnadu Transport Corporation and other Transport Corporations provide bus services to various places to and from Tanjore bus station. There are many private buses to Tanjore and you can take one from Trichy. You can also hire a private car or a taxi and reach the place.