The biggest tourist attractions in Kovalam are the old havelis. Kovalam belongs to the Shekhawati region in Rajasthan. Historically speaking it was once an important halt on the fabled Silk Route to China. Trading was an important activity along this route. The rich merchants constructed their lavish havelis here and embellished them with beautiful paintings on religious, historical, folk and social theme.

Later when the British came European influence blended perfectly with their traditional style of painting giving rise to a unique synthesis. This actually led to the famous eulogy of "Open Air Art Gallery".

Castle Kovalam is one of the most important tourist attractions in Kovalam. The palace has now been converted to a hotel. The sprawling architecture houses a different theme in different wings. The painted archway is painted with interesting forms of paintings of Lord Krishna and his cowherds.

Kovalam is one of India's internationally renowned beaches. Kovalam is just 16 kms away from Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala. Kovalam. Once a sleepy town became a favorite haunt of Europeans since the 1930's what with three beaches, the lush coconut groves and plenty of water sports. All this makes Kovalam nothing short of a tropical paradise.

The crescent-shaped beaches of Kovalam can be divided in three parts. The southern most beach, and the most popular, is the Lighthouse Beach The middle beach is called Hawah. The northern most beach is Samudra and is dotted with few rudimentary wooden fishing vessels. Starting from the Lighthouse beach, the first sight that will captivate you is that of the Vizhinjam Lighthouse. Further south on the beach one can have a spectacular view of the Vizhinzam mosque. Quiet closeby another monument dedicated to two 15th-century poets from Kovalam, Ayyippilla and Ayyanappilla Asan is worth a visit.

In Kovalam, your evenings are enlivened by Kathakali performances, the classical dance-drama of Kerala.There are lots of avenues for water sports like catamaran cruising, swimming and angling. For those who wish to have stress busters in the form of body rejuvenation can avail the Ayurvedic massages. If you wish to connect with your inner self, then Yoga and meditation is for you.

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