Kollam
Kollam is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala.
Kollam is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and is 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of Thiruvananthapuram. Kollam is one of India's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with evidence of habitation stretching back to the megalithic period. The city has also been a maritime entrepôt for millennia, with the earliest attestation dating to the Phoenicians and Romans. It is the gateway to the Backwaters of Kerala, and is known for its cashew processing, coir manufacturing, and tourism industries.
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Worth seeing in and around Kollam
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ashtamudi Lake
Ashtamudi Lake, in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala is a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped water body. It is second only in size to the Vembanad estuary ecosystem of the state.
8.3 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon
The Diocese of Quilon is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church based in the southern Indian city of Kollam. The diocese was created in 1329 but the Bishop did not take canonical possession and then Gregory XVI made Quilon as the new diocese suffragan of Verapoly on 1 September 1886.
5.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 03Kollam Beach
Kollam Beach, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Beach, is a beach at Kollam city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kollam Beach is the first 'Beach Wedding Destination' in Kerala.
3.4 km · Beach in Kollam district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 04St Thomas Fort
Fort Thomas or St. Thomas Fort or Fortaleza de São Tomé, also known as Tangasseri Fort, is a ruined fort located in the beach town of Tangasseri on the shores of the Arabian Sea in the city of Kollam, Kerala, India.
5.2 km · Fort in Kollam district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 05Valiya Koonambaikulam temple
Valiya Koonambaikulam temple or Valia Koonampayikulam temple is a Hindu temple located at Koonambaikulam near Vadakkevila in Kollam district of Kerala in India. This is one of the most ancient temples in Kerala and is dedicated to Bhadrakali.
2.5 km · famous temple in Kollam district of Kerala in India · Wikipedia - 06Thirumullavaram Beach
Thirumullavaram Beach, is one of the popular beaches in the city of Kollam and a tourist destination in the state of Kerala. The beach is situated at Thirumullavaram, an important neighbourhood of Kollam city.
6.7 km · popular beach in India · Wikipedia - 07Mundakkal Beach
Mundakkal Beach is a beach in the city of Kollam, Kerala. The beach is situated at Mundakkal, a neighbourhood that is a local cashew processing hub.
3.4 km · Beach in Kollam district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia - 08Eight-Point Gallery Cafe
The Eight-point Gallery Cafe or 8 Point Art Cafe is an art gallery and cafe situated in Kollam city of Kerala, India. This is the first international standard art cafe in the city of Kollam.
3.1 km · art museum in Asramam, Kollam · Wikipedia - 09Tangasseri Lighthouse
Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated at Tangasseri in Kollam city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.
5.5 km · Lighthouse in Keralam · Wikipedia - 10Ashram Sree Krishna Swamy Temple
Asramam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is a Sreekrishna temple in the district of Kollam, Kerala, South India located on the shores of Ashtamudi Lake. Lord Krishna in the form of Navaneet Krishnan or Krishna with Butter is worshiped here.
3.2 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Alumkadavu (26 km from Kollam). Scenic place, with blue green stretches back water, coconut palms, back water cruise, house boats, Ayurvedic treatment centers. Aryankavu (73 km east of Kollam). Pilgrim centre, old trade route for merchants from either sides of western Ghats, famous for shrine of Lord Sastha, fine sculptures and mural paintings. Chavara (14 km north of Kollam on NH47).
- 01Infant Jesus Cathedral
- 02St Thomas Fort
- 03Thangassery Lighthouse
A modern lighthouse in a historic Christian quarter that is possible to climb in the afternoons.
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Things to do
Munroe Island Canoe Tours, Chittumala Rd, Munroe Island (Northeast of Kollum), vijimunroe@gmail.com. Vijeesh runs canoe tours which are an excellent way to explore Munroe Island. You get to go places that the house boats can't and will literally be going through the village and get to see life there. He has great English and an excellent personality. Also runs a home stay on the island.
- 01Kollam Beach
- 02Thangassery Beach
A fishing harbour.
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Where to eat
Keraleeyam Restaurant by The Raviz, The Raviz, Thevally,. Fayalwan hotel, Main Road. Famous for Mutton related items. Salim Hotel, Beach Road. Famous for Mutton related items. Ramees Hotel, Residency Road. Non Veg and Arabian Dishes Rahath Hotel, Beach Road. Thirumullavaram Hotel, Thirumullavaram. Famous for Fish items. Al Hayat Restaurant, Nellimukku,. Hotel Bright, Kottiyam. Famous for their mutton chops.
- 01Gowri Sankar Restaurant
- 02Kallu Soda Kada
Ashramam, Kollam.
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Getting to Kollam
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 57 km · Cochin (COK), 142 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 242 km
- Stations
- Kollam Junction railway station, 2 km · Kollam Port, 4 km · Kollam Airport, 2.3 km · Eravipuram railway station, 3.1 km · Perinad railway station, 6.1 km
- Thiruvananthapuram → Kollam60 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · ₹450–560
- Kochi → Kollam123 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · ₹880–1,100
- Coimbatore → Kollam240 km · quickest by road, 6h 17m · ₹2,050–2,570
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kollam
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kollam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Kollam – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Kollam
Kollam is 58 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Neendakaravillage in Kollam District, Kerala, India9.6 km
- Elampalloorvillage in Kollam District, Kerala, India8.6 km
- Mayyanadvillage in Kollam District, Kerala, India7 km
- Tangasserineighborhood in Kollam2.1 km
- Anchalumooduvillage in Kollam District, Kerala, India3 km
- Thrikkadavoorneighborhood in Kollam4.3 km