Spices Cuisine: Cinnamon
Cinnamon: an essential ingredient of the spicy Kerala cooking Cinnamon is the dried inner stem bark of Cinnamomum Verum. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum} is a bushy evergreen tree 10-15 m tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae.It is grown in Kerala and other tropical reg ..more | Monuments: Trivandrum
Padmanabha Swamy Temple:
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple is a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian style of architecture. It is known for its mural painting s and stone carvings.
Kuthiramalika (Puthenmalika) Palace museum: The place was designed and builtby Ma ..more | Wildlife sanctuaries: The Neyyar sanctuary
The Neyyar sanctuary is spread over the Southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of 128 sq kms. This is the drainage basin for the Neyyar River and its tributaries - Mullayar and Kallar. Although it was declared as a sanctuary in 1958, not much was ..more | |
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Kerala: How to get there
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GET to Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram)
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, with direct flights from the Middle East, Singapore, Maldives and Sri Lanka is the gateway to the tourism-paradise state of Kerala. Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Air Deccan, Air Sahara and Paramount Airways are the domestic airlines operating from here. Air India, Gulf Air, Oman Air, Kuwait Airways, Silk Air, Sri Lankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Arabia and Emirates operate international flights.
Apart from regular scheduled flights, many chartered flights from Europe like
First Choice Airways from London Gatwick and Monarch, operating with big jets,
land here during the peak tourist season; with Kerala fast
becoming a prime tourist destination in India. Thiruvanthapuram airport's importance
is also due to the fact that it is the southernmost airport in India and also
the closest (and thus cheapest option) for neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka
and Maldives.   The Central railway station is located in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city, 8 km from the airport. It is a very important terminus which handles over 50 trains daily to almost all major cities in India. Thiruvananthapuram is the first major city from south along the second longest train route in the world, Kanyakumari to Jammu. A second satellite station was opened in 2005 at Kochuveli, near the International Airport.
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