Places to Visit in Palacode

Palacode — at a glance

The places themselves, around Palacode

The best tourist places to visit in Palacode — temples, viewpoints, lakes, heritage and nature, each with a full guide, how to reach it and what to see nearby.

PlacePalacode

A taluk town in the north of the district, an agricultural trade centre known for granite quarrying and its proximity to the Melagiri foothills.

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Palacode guides, stories & itineraries

We have not published a story about Palacode itself yet. These cover Dharmapuri, the district it sits in, and travel in Tamil Nadu generally.

Nearby in Dharmapuri

We have not published a story about a place in Palacode itself yet. These are the nearest things we have written.

Story

Hogenakkal Falls: Where the Kaveri Turns to Smoke

On the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border, the Kaveri crashes through a gorge of ancient rock, throwing up a spray that looks like smoke — and gives Hogenakkal its name.

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Itinerary

Hogenakkal & Dharmapuri: A Day Trip to the “Niagara of India”

Coracle rides on the Kaveri, some of South Asia’s oldest rocks, and the temple-and-fort country of Dharmapuri, all in a single easy day out from Bengaluru or Salem.

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Story

Adhiyaman Kottai: The Hill Fort of the Chieftain Who Gave a Poet the Fruit of Long Life

A low granite hill near Dharmapuri keeps the name of a Sangam chieftain famed not for war but for generosity — the ruler who, legend says, gave a poet the rare fruit that would have lengthened his own life.

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