About Alleppey

Alleppey Beach is a very popular tourist destination known to provide soothing comfort to tourists seeking a quiet holiday. Alleppey Beach which encompasses the shore line of Arabian sea is a mesmerizing place with scarlet sunsets and silver stretches of sand edged by swaying palm trees. The ancient pier that was built by Captain Hugh Crawford in 1862 lies in ruins. The view of century old majestic light house is still a pride of Alleppey. These historic remnants add a colonial touch to the pristine beach and reminds of the bygone days when this was a bustling port of international repute.

Mullackal is the heart of Alleppey town and is the hub of commercial activity. The street is dotted with temples. All the noteworthy shops in the town operate at and around this area making this the place for some shopping or a stroll. The famous Mullackal Goddess temple is also situated here.

Kuttanad popularly known as the rice bowl of Kerala, QST and R block Kayals (back waters) remind the visitor of the famous dikes of Holland. A striking example of the indigenous agricultural engineering know-how, here cultivation and habitation are made possible at four to ten feet below the sea level. For this purpose extensive land has been reclaimed from the backwaters and is protected by dikes built around it. A leisurely cruise along the canals is an enthralling experience. This is where most of the Snake Boat Races including the acclaimed Nehru Trophy Boat Race are conducted and the majority of rice boat and house boat cruises are scheduled. The serene water ways are fringed by palm groves and paddy fields, offering a striking spectacle of the rustic life.

Champakulam Kalloorkad Church is the first one under the church at Niranam which is believed to have been founded by St.Thomas,the Apostle himself. The history of Christian religion in Kerala is as old as Christian faith itself. It is the story of brothers fastened together with an invisible thread of religious faith under the leadership of their spiritual fathers; the story of their progress in the spiritual,financial,agricultural and educational fields.

Arthunkal is a major Christian pilgrim centre in Alappuzha district of Kerala. The St. Sebastian's church feast at St Andrew's Forane Church is celebrated from 10 to 27 Jan. The procession of the saint in a palanquin, on 20 Jan, by hundreds of devotees from church to beach chapel and back attracts a huge crowd of devotees. More than two lakh pilgrims visit the church during the festival. The octave is on 27 Jan with a procession of the saint's statue to the beach. Sabarimala pilgrims too visit the church during their pilgrimage..

Mannarasala Temple is devoted to serpent worship. It is located near Haripad, 32 km south of Alappuzha,14km from kayamkulam,115 km from Cochin International Airport and 125 km from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Kerala. Serpent worship is part of the Hindu religious practices and Kerala is a place where one would come across temples dedicated to serpent gods. Serpent worship is practised in several ancestral homes, which have special worship places called Kaavu (serpent grove). Among the temples dedicated to serpent gods, in the most famous is the Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja temple located at Mannarasala, near Harippad in the district of Alappuzha.

Karumadi located in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, the place is located at a distance of 3 KM (east) from Ambalappuzha. The place is famous for an 11th century statue of Budhha in black granite. The left side of the statue is missing and the statue is revered by the people of all religions across the globe especially by the Buddhists. The statue is famous by the name of Karumadi Kuttan which means the ‘boy from Karumadi’. Apart from the statue, the rustic beauty of the place makes it a must visit place.

The Palace was built during the period of Anizham Thirunal Martanda Varma (1729-1758 AD, 904-933 ME) after the annexation of Kayamkulam to the erstwhile State of Travancore The Palace is noted for its characteristic style of Kerala Architecture such as the gabled roofs, narrow corridors, dorma windows, pent roofs and so on. It also houses one of the largest single panel Mural paintings so far discovered in Kerala known as ‘Gajendra Moksha', which measures 53 sq.ft in area. An Archaeological museum is set up in the Palace in which stone and wood sculptures, bronzes, copies of Mural paintings, coins, megalithic remains, stone inscription and such historically and archaeologically important objects are preserved and protected.