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The
Gate House is a Neemrana
group enterprise located at the entrance of Tranquebar (Tamilnadu,
India) located near to the beach.
Tranquebar
is a small sea side village on the outskirts of Karikal
(Part of union territory of Pondicherry),
known for its Shani temple.
Tharangambadi,
'dancing waves' in Tamil, was once a small village on the
Coromandel coast in south-east India. In 1620, a Danish
admiral, ambassador of the King of Denmark, arrived
here to study pepper trade options. The Dances
christened the village 'Tranquebar' and erected a
distinctive Danish Fort, 'Dansborg'. In the 1690s many
Danes bought houses in the area and gradually a small
Danish township took shape, with a Tamil colony beyond.
Gate
house situated just 5 mins walking distance from
Neemrana's "Bungalow on the Beach" is an example of indigenous Tamil architecture with
its red tiled roofs and courtyards surrounding, the Gate
House rooms are designed to give a traditional feel.
Distance:
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280 km
from Chennai
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50 km from
Vailankanni
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75 km from
Kumbakonam
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25 km from
Nagapattinam
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220 km
from Mahabalipuram
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120 km
South of Pondicherry
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Tranquebar
is an idyllic ex-Chennai Getaway. It is also covered
alongwith Pondicherry and rest of Tamilnadu as a part of a
south india itinerary.
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