Auroville Visitors Centre

The Auroville Visitors Centre (VC) is a complex of buildings specially designed to answer to the needs of casual day visitors and more interested guests alike.
The Centre is located in Auroville's International Zone, and is open for visitors from 9 am to 5.30 pm.

Facilities:

• Information service, from where information is provided
  regarding Auroville in general, Matrimandir, guesthouse facilities, various programmes for guests.
  A great variety of brochures and leaflets in different languages on the various aspects of Auroville is provided here, and Auroville Entry passes are distributed from here as well.
  The Info Service is open from 9am - 1pm & 2 - 5.30pm every weekday, and from 10 - 12am & 2 - 5.30pm on Sundays.
  

• Photo exhibition on Auroville showing the different aspects of the community and its work (same timings as above).
  

• Video shows on Auroville at 10.30 & 11.30am and at 2.30, 3 & 3.30pm.
  

• Boutique d'Auroville, AV's handicrafts sales centre open 9 - 1pm and 2 - 5.30pm every day except Sunday.
  

• Seagull Bookshop, open 10 - 1pm and 2 - 5.30pm (closed on Sundays)
  

• Info Café, open for food and refreshments from 8.30am - 9.30pm every day (Sunday evening closing time: 6pm)
  

• Temporary exhibition, presently on 'The Genius of India' (same timings as the bookshop)
  

• Shaded picnic area cum kiosk, selling small handicrafts items and refreshments, open everyday 9am to 5.30pm including Sundays.
  

Please note

Access to Auroville and Matrimandir is free of charge.

Auroville tries to be an eco-friendly zone. Kindly respect these simple rules: drive slowly, drive friendly.