Alappuzha, a centre for coir and carpet industries is
an ideal headquarters for backwater touring. The large network of
canals provide Alleppey its lifeline. It has a long sandy beach
which is spectacular. At one end are the dense palm groves that
are so characteristic of Kerala's landscape.Interlocked with a large
number of canals and bridges, this waterlocked district has immense
potential for backwater tourism. Alappuzha district can be proud of
being the cradle of boat races. all the important boat races, namely
the Nehru Trophy boat Race at Punnamada.
It is in the months of August and September that the moist,
rain-drenched earth and the glorious everflowing backwaters burst
into song together, as over hundred thousand men and women gather on
the banks to witness a spectacular water regatta - the SNAKE BOAT
RACES. The interesting places of attraction for the tourists are Punnamada Kayal where
Nehru Trophy Boat takes place every year and Pathiramanal which is a beautiful Island in Vembanad lake. The 18th
century Krishnapuram Palace built during the reign of the
Travancore monarch, Marthanda Varma, is a double storied structure
which displays typical characteristics of Kerala architecture-gabled
roofs, dormar windows, narrow corridors. It houses one of the
largest mural paintings in Kerala called the Gajendra Moksham
Nehru Trophy Boat takes place every year and Pathiramanal which is a beautiful Island in Vembanad lake. The 18th
century Krishnapuram Palace built during the reign of the
Travancore monarch, Marthanda Varma, is a double storied structure
which displays typical characteristics of Kerala architecture-gabled
roofs, dormar windows, narrow corridors. It houses one of the
largest mural paintings in Kerala called the Gajendra Moksham