Apart from the pleasant white sandy beach, for nostalgics of the 1960s there's a pilgrimage to be made to the inspirational Mecca, Auroville.
The beaches call to the eye, while the local Mecca is a beacon for many.
And even if it had been Pavarotti, he'd have brought along the other two tenors, assuming they could get time off from their PBS commitments and their stadium bookings.