Alapuzha (Alleppey)
is a very important tourist centre
in the state, with a large network of
backwaters (inland canals) earning it
the sobriquet "Venice of the east". These large network of
canals provide Alleppey its
lifeline.
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Climate
The weather in
Alapuzha (Alleppey) is usually pleasant with
no extremes in climatic conditions. A couple of
summer months
Apr-May are hot
(average temperatures 22-35 deg.
celsius) and winters are cool with temperatures
varying between 18-30 deg. celsius.
Jan-Apr and Aug-Oct are the
ideal months to visit
Alleppey. Monsoons are heavy
from June-Sep and if you love rains, you can always
visit Alleppey during monsoons.
Language
Malayalam is the
most prevalent language but one can communicate in basic
English in some tourist
places.
Connectivity
 Nearest
Airport(s):
Kochi (Cochin) International -
approx. 90 kms
Nearest Railway
Station(s): Alapuzha
(Alleppey) - approx. 4
kms,
Ernakulam approx. 65 kms
Nearest Bus
Stop: Alapuzha
(Alleppey)
The way of
life in Alapuzha (Alleppey)
revolves around the
waterways, with boats supplying everything from
groceries to furniture. In a boat cruise
along the backwaters, one can experience the life style -
toddy tapping, fishing for
small fry, coir-making
and prawn farming, which has remained
unchanged over the years.
Alleppey is the ideal headquarters for
backwater tourism as well as for visits to the 10th century
Karumadikkuttan statue, a black
granite figure of Buddha; the lovely town of
Kottayam (with
its profusion of churches); Aranmula
town (famous for its speciality hand-crafted
mirrors and the annual Nehru Trophy
Snake Boat Race held every August); the
Kuttanad rice fields (where one can see a unique way
of paddy cultivation below sea level);
Ambalapuzha village
(the
Sreekrishna temple, conforming to typical
Kerala style architecture, also serves the
famous sweet milk porridge 'pal payasam'); and the water-logged
Champakulam village (home to the oldest
angadi (market) as well as
the two popular snake boats which participate in the
Snake Boat Race.
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