• Brahadeshwara Temple

This is the most important place to see in Thanjavur.

• Palace & Saraswathi Mahal Library

• Siva Ganga Garden
• Art Gallery
• Sangeetha Mahal
• Schwartz Church
• Ragavendra Temple

In and around Thanjavur there are other ancient temples like Vellai Pillaiyar Temple, Thiruvanajozhi, Lord Murugan Temple, Swami Malai, Chandra Bagawan Temple,Thingalur Moon temple, Sukkiran Temple, Kanchanur, Kethu Temple,Keelaperumpallam, Sani Bhagawan Temple, Thirunallar, Mercury Temple, Thiruvenkadu, Raaghu Temple, Thirunageshwaram, Guru Baghawan Temple at Alangudi, Thirumananjeri.

By plane

Nearest airport is Tiruchirapally. There are direct flights from Chennai, Bangalore and Colambo.

By rail

Thanjavur is also reachable by train from other Indian cities. 'Thanjavur Junction' is the station to alight. There are daily trains from/to [[Chennai], Bangalore and to all main cities]. For train timings and on-line reservations (within India) visit the IRCTC's website.

By bus

There are several state and private buses that ply daily from Bangalore, Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchy. The journey from Bangalore and Chennai takes about 7 hours and there are over-night buses.

• Auto Rickshaws - negotiate a rate with the driver beforehand.

• Tourist Cabs - Are the best choice in case you want to tour the temples around Thanjavur. Drivers don't follow a fixed method for charging. But its wise to negotiate at least the rates that are applicable in Chennai

Thanjavur is famous for its 'Thanjavur dancing doll' (Thanjavur Thalai attu bommai) and Tanjore Paintings(Lord Krishna Paintings are the best) and Tanjore Art Plates(Lord Balaji are the best).

There is an outlet inside the palace where old and new art works are sold. You can pay with your credit card too.

Budget

Mid-range

• Hotel Sangamam- The Best Hotel in thanjavur.
• Mullai, Hotel Oriental Towers, 2889, Srinivasam Pillai Road, Cuisine - Multicuisine-one of the few places place here where you get continental food but the food is overpriced..
• Marutham,Oriental Towers, 2889, Srinivasam Pillai Road, Cuisine - South Indian

Normal-range Non-Veg - Sathars-they are good at mughal dishes but basically all the curries taste the same.very rich oily gravies.try this out if you are not too worried about your waist line!

Thevars-The best biriyani in d town

Dheen garden-the only place where you get grilled chicken.the food is decent.Tandoori chicken is yum.and the portion they serve is very good.check out theirmurthapa.it is delicious.THIS PLACE IS IN NEW BUS STAND

Rice bowl(pla)-they serve awesome chinese food and their starters also pretty good

Popular-this is the cheapest among the lot and the chinese dishes are nice.and yes all the dishes taste different

Veg - Venkata Lodge , Karthik, Krishna , Bombay Sweets, Krishna Sweets

Budget

Mid-range

• Banam, Oriental Towers, 2889, Srinivasam Pillai Road

Splurge