ancient ruins
Mahabalipuram
A UNESCO coastal town with 7th-century Pallava rock-cut temples, monolithic rathas, and the famous Shore Temple facing the Bay of Bengal.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
Covelong is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Nāvalūr, 20km from Mahabalipuram.
Covelong is a town located in Tamil Nadu, India. With a population of 8,124, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Covelong sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Covelong to your route.
Covelong (Kovalam) is a fishing village in Chennai, India, 40 kilometres south of Chennai, on the East Coast Road en route to Mahabalipuram. Covelong (Cabelon in French = Kovalam) was a port town developed in the 1720s by the Ostend Company on a place provided by the Nawab of Carnatic Saadat Ali (the port was thenRead more
also known as Sa‘adat Pattan, or Sadatpatnam, according to the name of the nawab). The factory was inaugurated in 1719 by Sir Godefroid Gollet de La Merveille (a Frenchman), and the building of a fort started at that time. After the closing down of the Imperial Company in 1731, the port was taken over by the French in 1746, and destroyed by the British in 1752.
The fort built by the Belgian in Covelong during the Ostend factory times has been made today the Taj Fisherman's Cove, a private luxury beach resort. Another attraction is the ancient Catholic church on the beach, built in the 1770s. There is also a Dharga & temple nearby the beach.
Chennai Covelong Beach is one of the few places in the East Coast where surfing takes place. There is a surf school with resort in the beach and samudra community yoga school in front of the beach. [1]
Kovalam has a river mouth opening that flows almost throughout the year.
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Covelong is located in Tamil Nadu, India, Asia. The coordinates are 12.7865 latitude, 80.2506 longitude.
Covelong has a population of approximately 8,124 people, making it a town in India.
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ancient ruins
A UNESCO coastal town with 7th-century Pallava rock-cut temples, monolithic rathas, and the famous Shore Temple facing the Bay of Bengal.
20 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
India's original permanent racing circuit, opened 1990 outside Chennai, where most Indian racing drivers learned their craft. A tight 3.7km layout that still runs the national championship.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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