Aluva , Ernakulam
About Aluva
Aluva is located on the banks of Periyar River and has an Aluva palace that attracts lots of tourists to its English Travancore style architectural marvel. Built as a summer palace for the Travancore Royal family it is a grand building in picturesque surroundings. Do pay your obeisance to Lord Shiva at the Shiva temple where the Linga has risen out of the sands of the river Periyar.
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Museum of Art and Kerala History, Kerala
8.5 km from Aluva - See map
Catch the museum when it’s open: 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm. The museum is closed on Mondays. The museum boasts of a light and sound show as...
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Thrikkakara Temple, Kerala
9.6 km from Aluva - See map
Aside from it being the major academic and commercial center in Kerala, Ernakulam is also home to a number of religious structures with very rich...
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Cochin Backwaters, Kerala
13.4 km from Aluva - See map
The backwaters. Few tourists come to Kerala without viewing life as seen from the rivers. The air drifts over water ripples. Coconut trees wave....
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Wonderla Kochi, Kerala
13.9 km from Aluva - See map
Wonderla Kochi, one of India's leading amusement and water parks, offers a thrilling escape for families and adventure seekers. Wonderla Kochi is...
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Angamaly, Kerala
16.6 km from Aluva - See map
Angamaly is a Buddhist town in Kerala and is the birth place of Sri Adi Shankara. Visit Malayatoor to see the grand church that is the place of...
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Kottayil Kovilakam, Kerala
16.6 km from Aluva - See map
Has a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, a mosque and a Syrian Catholic Church all perched atop a hill top in peaceful co-existence, witnessing a...
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Chendamangalam, Kerala
17 km from Aluva - See map
Chendamangalam is a place that is a living witness to religious tolerance in the yesteryears. This place has a temple, church, a mosque and a...
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Kalady, Kerala
19 km from Aluva - See map
Kalady is the birth place of Sri Adi Shankara and is located on the banks of River Periyar. The place has a combination of current generation...
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Bolgatty Palace, Kerala
21.2 km from Aluva - See map
The Bolgatty Palace on Bolghatty Island in Ernakulam’s twin city of Kochi is one of the oldest and most historical Dutch buildings in India. It...
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Marine Drive, Kochi, Kerala
23.1 km from Aluva - See map
Marine Drive in Kochi is a popular promenade , especially thronged by the locals in the evenings.Though called a drive yet vehicles are not...
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Cherai Beach, Kerala
23.4 km from Aluva - See map
Only 25 kilometers away from the mainland in the northern part of Vypin Island is the true tropical paradise of Cherai Beach. Its a beach ideal...
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Chottanikkara, Kerala
25.2 km from Aluva - See map
Chottanikkara is an attractive village in the district of Ernakulam. It is famous for the Chottanikkara Bhagavathi temple where Rajarajeswari...
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