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Bolghatty Palace 
This
particular palace was built by the Dutch in the year 1744, in Ernakulam on an
island, off Cochin in the Arabian Sea. This building is considered to be huge
and magnificent towering over and definitely a site to see for every tourist.
Alwaye palace This palace seems to
be resting at a very peaceful and serene place just infront of the meandering
periyar river.Nothing could be more exhilarating when you enter this place with
the river just besides. This old palace building is now The Alwaye Guest House,
which is one of the most prestigious in Kerala.
Aranmula
Temple Dedicated to Lord Krishna is another pilgrim place for Hindus.
The temple Aranmula can be reached from Chengannur on the Thiruvananthapuram via
the Kottayam route.The attraction here is the snake boat races held as part of
the Uthrettathi festival in August/September.
Bekkal
Fort One is mistaken if he thinks Kerala is only on the greener
side and doesnot have forts like most of thye north Indian states have.But one
such large and well preserved fort in Kerala,is the Bekkal Fort, in Kasarkode,which
is 16 km south on the National Highway.
St. Sebastian
Church Churches are a sight not be missed if you are a visitor
for the first time to this lovely state.Portuguese missionaries established one
of the most important pilgrim centres of the Christians in Kerala, popularly known
as St. Sebastian Church
Guruvayur Religion
is another flavour of life.Here the people are staunch devotees of the God Vishnu
and also other God and Goddesses.Thrissur is a good base for a pilgrim trip to
Guruvayur, 32 kms away.
It is among India's most important pilgrimage centers and is also known as the
Dwaraka of the South.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Though located at Thuckalai in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, (65 kms south
of Thiruvananthapuram) this former palace of Travancore is a splendid example
of Kerala architecture. It is a highly protected and well-preserved monument of
the Kerala State Archaeology Department.
The Churches
or Muttuchira (Kottayam) Situated on the MC Road, between Vaikom
and Kaduthuruthi, Muttuchira has an interesting conglomeration of three churches
of different periods built in the same compound.This is an unique site that is
found here as there are three periods that come into contact and the differences
are seen.
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