Chennai Beaches

The chennai city is surrounded by three beaches namely the Marina, Elliot and the Covelong beach.
Out of these three beaches Marina Beach is a major tourist spot, because of its sandy soil equipped with lot of food stalls and games. It is located in kamarajar salai, Chennai, India. The marina is best suited for leisure activities. some of the activities include walking, jogging, playing beach volleyballs and much more, and one important thing to say is its a lovers spot. The marina beach is well known for its amazing beauty and the surrounding rich ecosystem. The beach road is fully equipped with statues of the former leaders. Some of them are Mahatma Gandhi, Thiruvalluvar, Sir Thomas Munro, Kamarajar, Periyar statue and the Statue of Labour.

The second one is the Elliots beach which is located in Anne Besant nagar, Chennai. This beach is also known as 'Bessei' among the peoples. This beach is located southwards of Marina and moreover this beach is not as much busy as the former one. It is an extremely calm one and it is a tranquil place. This one does not offer much activity and it is used only for long walking and jogging. some of the beautiful spots found near to the beach are the Ashtalakshmi temple, Which is 20 years old and it is built in a way of modern architecture, Velankanni church which is a pilgrim place for the Christians.
Covelong beach is the finest one and is situated in coromandel coast. It is far away from the city at a distance of 20 miles. This beach is equipped with palm tress and white sand. Fishing is the main activity involved. It also provides sports activities like surfing and swimming.