Nellore

Worth seeing in and around Nellore

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore ) is a diocese located in the city of Nellore in the ecclesiastical province of Visakhapatnam in India.

   1.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bara Shaheed Dargah

   Bara Shaheed Dargah is located in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. "Bara Shaheed Dargah" literally reads "Shrine of twelve martyrs" in Urdu.

   2.4 km · Shrine in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   A. C. Subba Reddy Government Medical College

   The A. C. Subba Reddy Government Medical College is located in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. It was established in 2014 with an intake capacity of 150 and later enhanced to 175 in 2019.It is affiliated to Dr.

   3.1 km · Medical college in Andhra Pradesh · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Places to visit include temples such as Jonnavada/Narasimhaswamy Temple, Ramalingeswara Temple in Nellore besides several other temples in towns across Nellore district. There is a "dargah" called the barah shaheed dargah which is very popular around this part of the world.

1. 01
   Sri Talpagiri Ranganadha Swamy Temple

   The most famous temple on the southern bank of the River Pennar, the Galigopuram of the temple is 29 m high and has seven gold Kalasams.

2. 02
   Bara Shaheed Dargah

   Located on the banks of the Swarnala Cheruvu lake.

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Things to do

Don't miss watching movie in Nellore. Nellore has some of the best movie theaters from years.Nartaki, Siri multiplex, complex (krishna, kaveri, kalyani) now remodelled as S2 are some of the state-of-the-art theaters. It charges ₹80-100 for first class depending on the theatre/screen.

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Where to eat

Nellore is famous for its spicy cuisine, so popular across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, hot, spicy and replete with "pulusu" and "kodi kura". The Nellore Thali meals is a big hit across the state of Andhra Pradesh, and you see Nellore cuisine and Nelloreans as restauranteers in Hyderabad. Some hotels in Hyderabad serve the famous "Nellore Chaapala Pulusu".

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Getting to Nellore

Airports

Tirupati (TIR), 102 km · Chennai (MAA), 163 km · Vijayawada (VGA), 248 km

Stations

Nellore railway station, 2 km · Vedayapalem railway station, 5.3 km · Nellore South railway station, 300 m · Padugupadu railway station, 6 km

• Tirupati → Nellore

  109 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · ₹900–1,120
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• Chennai → Nellore

  155 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · ₹1,140–1,430
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• Vijayawada → Nellore

  239 km · quickest by road, 4h 20m · ₹1,820–2,280
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