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Ernakulam - Travel & Tourism

Ernakulam - Major tourist & pilgrim centres of Ernakulam district

• Bolgatty Island : has a palace built by the Dutch in 1744, and a golf course.
• Marine Drive : Enjoy a scenic view of the sea and the Cochin Port Trust. Shopping can be done at the GCDA shopping center. 2 spectacular bridges have also been built along the shore. Boat rides are available.
• Willington Island : Formed from the sand deposited when Cochin Port was deepened, Willington Island has a naval base, a railway terminus, a port, and customs offices.
• Chinese Fishing Nets (Cheena Vala): can be seen at Fort Cochin.
• Parikshith Museum: Museum with memories of 19th century.
• Dutch Palace : Made in 1568 by the Portuguese. Later re-structured by the Dutch.
• Hill Palace Museum : at Tripunithura. Paintings, Epigraphy, furnitures of the royal family etc are displayed.
• Kodanadu: Elephant training centre is located here.
• Kerala Historical Museum : Located at Edappally, on the Aluva-Ernakulam road.
• Chendamangalam, a village that is the location of the Paliam palace, Vypeenakotta Seminary, and is also remarkable for having a Hindu Temple, Synagogue, Church, and Mosque, all within one kilometer of each other.
• Bhoothathankettu: A scenic damsite with boating facilities is situated in a vast virgin forest

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Travel & Tourism", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki