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trivandrum is the State capital.
Tourist places in trivandrum
R Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple –City’s best-known landmark. Deity is 18-ft image of Vishnu reclining on celestial serpent Anantha. 16th century temple, has 368 sculptured stone pillars & mural paintings. 100-ft high gopuram in Dravidian style built by Travancore Maharaja in 1733.Museum complex & zoo –
Napier Museum, Shri Chithra Art Gallery (has paintings by Ravi Varma) and zoological-cum-botanical garden. Kuthiramalika (Puthenmalika) Palace Museum – Built by the musician king Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. Paintings and other collections of the royal family.
Kanakakunnu Palace – Palace with landscaped garden illuminated after sunset. Shanghumukham Beach (8 km) – Beach near airport. Has indoor recreation club, matsya kanyaka (35 m long mermaid sculpture), starfish shaped restaurant & children’s traffic training park. Sunset watching. Water is polluted by urban effluents.
AKKULAM Boat Club (8 km) – Picnic spot on backwaters; Boating, park, swimming pool.
VELI Tourist Village (8 km) – Picnic spot. Veli lagoon meets Arabian sea here. Boating in backwater lagoon, 18-acre waterfront garden with modern sculptures, floating bridge. THIRUVALLAM (10 km enroute to Kovalam) – Serene backwater stretch.
Canoe rides in backwaters. Has temple to Parasurama, the legendary founder of Kerala.
KOVALAM (16 km) – Most visited beach in Kerala – popular since1930s. Comprises three adjacent crescent beaches. Accommodation tosuit all budgets. Several ayurvedic centres. Handicraft and souvenir shops.
Chowara beach (south of Kovalam) - Virgin beach; new tourist destination with severalheritage and ayurvedic resort
s.Vizhinjam (Fishing port south of Kovalam) - Has Rock Cave – 18th century granitecave temple with loose/incomplete sculptures/reliefs of Vinandhara Dakshinamurthy,Shiva and Parvathi. Also, marine aquarium.Poovar – Known for Poovar Island Resort & Wilson Beach Resort.
VARKALA (40 km) – Beach resort & pilgrim centre. High cliffs with mineral springs nearcoastline. Several resorts & hotels. Nature Care Centre offers yoga & massage.
SivagiriMutt atop Sivagiri hill has Samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru, religious & social reformer.
Papanasham beach with 2000-year old Janardhana Swamy Temple.Anjengo (Anchuthengu) (36 km) – Historical town between Arabian sea & Anjengo Kayal.East India Company built a fort with the permission of the queen of Attingal in 1695. Beach,ruins of fort and flag staff, tombs of Dutch and British are some places of interest.
Aruvikkara (16 km) – Site of a mini dam supplying water to Thiruvananthapuram. Ancientrock shrine dedicated to Bhagavathi, on the banks of Karamana river.
NEYYAR Wildlife Sanctuary & Neyyar Dam (32 km) – Popular picnic spot. Crocodilefarm, lion safari park and boating in Neyyar dam reservoir.
Agasthyarkoodam – 1868 m ASL peak, part of Neyyar Sanctuary. Accessible by footfrom Kottor near Neyyar Dam, Trekking with permission.Meenmutty falls – Situated in Neyyar Sanctuary.PONMUDI (61 km) – Hill station 915 m ASL. Deer park nearby. Golden valley – scenicviewpoint with natural springs. Trekking trails.Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangad (18 km enroute to Ponmudi) – 15th century doublestoreyed Nalukettu building with gabled roof, museum of folklore & numismatics.PEPPARA Wildlife Sanctuary (50 km, deviation enroute to Ponmudi) – Rich flora &fauna. Rugged terrain with rivulets.
Tourist places in trivandrum
R Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple –City’s best-known landmark. Deity is 18-ft image of Vishnu reclining on celestial serpent Anantha. 16th century temple, has 368 sculptured stone pillars & mural paintings. 100-ft high gopuram in Dravidian style built by Travancore Maharaja in 1733.Museum complex & zoo –
Napier Museum, Shri Chithra Art Gallery (has paintings by Ravi Varma) and zoological-cum-botanical garden. Kuthiramalika (Puthenmalika) Palace Museum – Built by the musician king Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. Paintings and other collections of the royal family.
Kanakakunnu Palace – Palace with landscaped garden illuminated after sunset. Shanghumukham Beach (8 km) – Beach near airport. Has indoor recreation club, matsya kanyaka (35 m long mermaid sculpture), starfish shaped restaurant & children’s traffic training park. Sunset watching. Water is polluted by urban effluents.
AKKULAM Boat Club (8 km) – Picnic spot on backwaters; Boating, park, swimming pool.
VELI Tourist Village (8 km) – Picnic spot. Veli lagoon meets Arabian sea here. Boating in backwater lagoon, 18-acre waterfront garden with modern sculptures, floating bridge. THIRUVALLAM (10 km enroute to Kovalam) – Serene backwater stretch.
Canoe rides in backwaters. Has temple to Parasurama, the legendary founder of Kerala.
KOVALAM (16 km) – Most visited beach in Kerala – popular since1930s. Comprises three adjacent crescent beaches. Accommodation tosuit all budgets. Several ayurvedic centres. Handicraft and souvenir shops.
Chowara beach (south of Kovalam) - Virgin beach; new tourist destination with severalheritage and ayurvedic resort
s.Vizhinjam (Fishing port south of Kovalam) - Has Rock Cave – 18th century granitecave temple with loose/incomplete sculptures/reliefs of Vinandhara Dakshinamurthy,Shiva and Parvathi. Also, marine aquarium.Poovar – Known for Poovar Island Resort & Wilson Beach Resort.
VARKALA (40 km) – Beach resort & pilgrim centre. High cliffs with mineral springs nearcoastline. Several resorts & hotels. Nature Care Centre offers yoga & massage.
SivagiriMutt atop Sivagiri hill has Samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru, religious & social reformer.
Papanasham beach with 2000-year old Janardhana Swamy Temple.Anjengo (Anchuthengu) (36 km) – Historical town between Arabian sea & Anjengo Kayal.East India Company built a fort with the permission of the queen of Attingal in 1695. Beach,ruins of fort and flag staff, tombs of Dutch and British are some places of interest.
Aruvikkara (16 km) – Site of a mini dam supplying water to Thiruvananthapuram. Ancientrock shrine dedicated to Bhagavathi, on the banks of Karamana river.
NEYYAR Wildlife Sanctuary & Neyyar Dam (32 km) – Popular picnic spot. Crocodilefarm, lion safari park and boating in Neyyar dam reservoir.
Agasthyarkoodam – 1868 m ASL peak, part of Neyyar Sanctuary. Accessible by footfrom Kottor near Neyyar Dam, Trekking with permission.Meenmutty falls – Situated in Neyyar Sanctuary.PONMUDI (61 km) – Hill station 915 m ASL. Deer park nearby. Golden valley – scenicviewpoint with natural springs. Trekking trails.Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangad (18 km enroute to Ponmudi) – 15th century doublestoreyed Nalukettu building with gabled roof, museum of folklore & numismatics.PEPPARA Wildlife Sanctuary (50 km, deviation enroute to Ponmudi) – Rich flora &fauna. Rugged terrain with rivulets.
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