With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore all that Tarangambadi, 25 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here should be Sri Saranaka Ratchakar Shiva Temple, Danish Fort and Silappathikara Art Gallery. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Kumbakonam, 25 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, let it be Brahma Temple. (But we’re also big fans of Sarangapani Temple and Sani Bhagawan Temple.)