At the very entrance of Auroville

In the midst of forested, semi-urban, and beach areas, we are at the very entrance to Auroville, just 500 meters from the visitors Centre.  Founded in 1968, Auroville, ‘the City of Dawn’, is a place that anyone with idealistic leanings will love: an international community dedicated to peace, sustainability and ‘divine consciousness’, where people from across the globe, ignoring creed, colour and nationality, work together to build a universal, cash-free, nonreligious township.  In Auroville you can spend a few hours to a day minimum if possible and much more if you have the time.  Visits to Matrimandir’s (a symbol of the Divine’s answer to man’s aspiration for perfection) viewing point in the city’s central Peace Area is free.  There is a network of over 25 km of cycle paths throughout Auroville.  A host of activities and service are on offer in Auroville.  Auroville beach is 7km.