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Angengo | Ponmudi | Agasthyakoodam | Govt. Observatory | Aruvi Waterfalls | Neyyar Dam & Lion Safari Park | Neyyar Wild Life Sanctuary | Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary | Kovalam Beach | Sankhumugham Beach | Varkala Beach | Akkulam Lake | Veli Tourist Village | Aanchunthenghu Fort | Padmanabhapuram Palace | Kuthiramalika (Puthenmalika) Palace Museum | Kanakakkunnu Palace | Koyikkal Palace | Kaudiar Palace | Napier Museum | The National History Museum | Chacha Nehru Children's Museum | The Science and Technology Museum | Government Art Museum | Sree Chithira Art Gallery | Places of Worships | Padmanabha Swamy Temple | Sree Mahadeva Temple | Attukal Bhagavathy Temple | Varkala | Beemapalli | Churches | Mosques
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Veli Tourist Village
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Located 8 km from Thiruvananthapuram city, the Veli Tourist Village is bordered by the Veli lagoon and the Arabian sea. The lagoon here is separated from the sea by a narrow sand bar.
The Veli Tourist Village on the outskirts of Trivandrum is a delightful waterfront park which has become extremely popular with Keralites. It is a nice place for tourists with young children to spend an afternoon. There are lots for the kids to do, and they will meet many of their young Keralite counterparts, all of whom will be eager to make new friends and try out their English.
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The main attraction at Veli is water - a large inland lake, separated from the ocean by only a narrow sandbar. For a few rupees, rides can be had in motor-driven safari launches and power boats, or a family can drift about in a pedal-boat or a row boat. There are kayaks, and even hovercraft, for the more intrepid. While skimming over the lake, visitors will see the local fishermen readying their boats, working on their nets, or poling sand-laden barges.
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There is a floating bridge and a floating restaurant too. Open every day; boat rides available until 6.00p.m., after which the lake reverts to the sole use of fishermen. For very small children, there is a tiny lake within the park, with sturdy, round "tub boats", equipped with miniature paddles. A small cafeteria serves ice-cream, cold-drinks and snacks, and the grounds are dotted with interesting climbing sculptures designed by the well-known sculptor Kanai Kunjiraman
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Aanchunthenghu Fort
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Located 36 kms from Thiruvananthapuram. The historic remains of the fort built by the British East India Company in the 17th century and an adjoining cemetery are the noteworthy relics of this first major British trading station on the Malabar Coast.
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Padmanabhapuram Palace
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The Padmanabhapuram Palace, about 60 km from Tiruvananthapuram, was once the home of the Royal family of Travancore.It is one of the biggest palaces in India with intricate carvings and beautiful woodwork.
Travancore, which was a princely state for over 400 years, included a large part of present-day Kerala and the western part of Tamil Nadu. Though the palace is now in the State of Tamil Nadu, it was once the traditional home of the royal family of Travancore, so it is maintained by the Government of Kerala.
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The palace is one of the best examples of the traditional wooden architecture of Kerala. The Padmanabhapuram Palace is a well-preserved wooden palace, a glorious testimony to the traditional architecture of Kerala.Step inside the palace and you are sure to travel down the corridors of history where every carving, every shuttered window will tell a story. Look out for the carved rose and teak wood ceilings with 90 different floral
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designs, the windows with coloured mica, the Durbar Hall with shiny black floor made of egg white, jaggery, lime, burnt coconut, charcoal and river sand, the Belgian mirrors and the pagoda like tiled roofs. All of which will give you some wonderful memories for a lifetime
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