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Resorts Alleppey

Lying 71km south of Cochin, Alleppey attracts hordes of tourists, especially those who are aching for a holiday in the backwaters or a beautiful beach vacation. The Alappuzha Beach has a stunning 137-year-old pier extending into the sea. The district has a network of canals and backwaters, all connecting quaint waterside villages. It is an easy houseboat ride to Cochin and Kumarakom from here. The Vembanad Lake and Punnamada Lake are where all the action is. When it is tourist season, it is filled with houseboats of all sizes and facilities and you can also travel by country boats and crafts.

Kuttanad is the place to visit if you want to see how rice cultivation is successfully done below sea level. It is known as the ‘Rice bowl of Kerala’. This is the only place in the world with rice cultivation done in such a manner, and that, too, over an expansive are. Holland is the only other place where you’ll find it; but only over a small area.

There are many temples and churches here. Some of them are really old. The St Sebastian church at Arthungal, 22km north of Alleppey, was established by the Portuguese and attracts many devotees. Maramon, in Kozhencherry, is the spot where an annual Christian convention takes place. Popularly called Maramon Convention, it draws a number of devotees from within India and abroad. At Edathur, about 20km off Alleppey has an annual festival held in May.
The Sree Bhagavathy Temple near Ambalapuzha is a site for religious art forms such as Koodiyattom, Padayani and Garudanthookam are performed. Sri Karthiyani Temple is located at Cherthala, and has a gold-plated roof over the sanctum sanctorum. The Krishnapuram Palace, built in the 18th century, during the reign of Marthanda Varma, is at Kayamkulam. It has gabled roofs, windows and narrow corridors. A museum in the palace houses antiques, sculptures, paintings and bronze artifacts. The state’s largest mural painting, Gagendra Moksha, is exhibited here.

Pampa, Manimala and Achankovil are the major rivers in the district. Pamba, which is the third longest river in the state is formed by several streams originating from Peerumedu in Idukki. It empties into the 200sq.km-big Vembanad Lake and has a navigable length of 73km. Achankovil has its source in Kollam district.

Kayamkulam Lake is located between Panmana and Karthikappally, and covers about 60sq.km. This lake is linked to Ashtamudi lake by the Chavara Panmana Canal.