Things to do in Kolenchery, Kerala

Kolenchery is a town in Poothrikka Grama Panchayat & Aikaranad Grama Panchayat in Ernakulam, Kerala. Located on National Highway 85, Kolenchery is situated 3 km from Poothrikka and 20 km from Kochi.

39 places to visit in and around Kolenchery, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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   Hill Palace, Kochi

   Hill Palace is an archaeological museum and palace located in the Tripunithura neighbourhood of Kochi, Kerala. It is the largest archeological museum in the state and was the royal administrative office and official residence of the Cochin Maharaja.

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   Mattancherry Palace

   The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.

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   Chottanikkara Temple

   The Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy, located in the village of Chottanikkara within the Ernakulam District of Kerala, India.

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   Areekkal Waterfalls

   Areekkal Waterfalls is located in Pampakuda around 35 kilometers away from the Ernakulam main city on the Thodupuzha- Ernakulam road.

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   The Sanctuary

   The Sanctuary is the training ground and academy base of the Indian football club Kerala Blasters FC. The club officially announced the completion of development on 5 September 2025.

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   Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple

   Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple is a Hindu temple in Thrippunithura, Kochi, Kerala, India. It is dedicated to Vishnu in his form as Santhanagopala Murthy, or Poornathrayeesa, believed to bless devotees — particularly childless couples — with children.

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   St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Kolenchery

   Kandanad West Diocese is one of the 32 dioceses of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

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   Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

   Mangalavanam is an ecologically sensitive area situated at the centre of the Indian city of Kochi, covering about 2.74 hectares. It also houses a shallow tidal lake connected with Kochi backwaters by a canal.

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   St. George Orthodox Syrian Church, Kadamattom

   Built in 6th century AD. This Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church church is famous for its rare combination of Indo-Persian architecture coupled with Kerala Hindu style decors and mandapams. The Church has its origins from a Hindu Brahmin fami

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    Thrikkakara Temple

    Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple is one of the major Hindu temples in India dedicated to Vamana, a form of the god Vishnu. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi in the state of Kerala, India.

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    St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Piravom

    St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Piravom, also known as Piravom Valiyapally, is a prominent church that belongs to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

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    Iringole Kavu

    Iringole Kavu is a forest temple dedicated to Goddess Durga, situated in Kunnathunad Taluk of Ernakulam district, 2.5 km from Perumbavoor.

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    Kallil Temple
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    St. Mary Magdalene Church, Moothedam
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    Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil
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    St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kuruppampady
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    Pazhoor Padipura
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    Holy Magi Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Muvattupuzha
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    Kerala Museum
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    Chakkamkulangara Siva Temple
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    Monastery of Saint Thomas, Vettikkal
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    St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church, Arakuzha
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    Chelamattom Shree Krishna Swami Temple
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    Central Mahallu Juma Masjid
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    Mary Queen Church, Thoppil
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    St. George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Karingachira
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    St Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church, Kanjiramattom
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    St. Ignatius Orthodox Syrian Church, Kanjiramattom
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    St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Kandanad
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    Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
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    St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral Church, Karakunnam
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    Nadamel Marth Mariam Church
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    St. Mary's Church, Marady
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    Thrikkunnathu Seminary
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    St. John's Church, Thiruvaniyoor
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    Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikovil Temple
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    Thamarachal Valiyapally
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    St. Sebastian's Church, Udayamperoor
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    St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Church, Meenkunnam

Sources: places from Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikivoyage and OpenStreetMap; weather from NASA POWER; stations and airports from Wikidata. Last checked Oct 2026.

• Pattimattom
• Puthencruz
• Kunnathunad
• Paipra
• Chottanikkara
• Muvattupuzha
• Piravom
• Mulanthuruthy