Description
Munnar is a beautiful hill station, and was the summer resort of the British. Tourists come here to see the vast tea plantations of the area.
Eravikulam National Park is located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala. Twenty six species of mammals have been recorded in the park including the largest surviving population of Nilgiri tahr.
Thekkady is a town near Periyar National Park. It is considered a haven for natural spices such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, nutmace, ginger, and clove.
Alappuzha(Alleppey) is considered to be the oldest planned city in this region and the lighthouse built on the coast of the city is the first of its kind along the Laccadive Sea coast.
Kerala Backwaters is a maze of water bodies stretching over 900 kilometers. One of the most important aspect of tourism in Kerala, the backwaters were used traditionally as waterways to ferry rice and spices from one places to another in kettuvallams or the traditional rice barges which now forms the major tourist attraction and ferry tourists and visitors from one destination to another.
Raja Ravi Varma rose to international fame when he won an award at the exhibition of paintings in Vienna in 1873. Ravi Varma is particularly acclaimed for his paintings depiciting the mythological characters.
