Things to do in Varkala, Kerala
Varkala is a town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district of the Indian state of Kerala.
30 places to visit in and around Varkala, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
- 1Varkala Beach
Varkala Beach is situated in the town of Varkala in Varkala Municipality, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. The beach skirts the Arabian Sea, part of the Indian Ocean.
- 2Anchuthengu Fort
The fort was the East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar Coast.
- 3Puthenthope Beach
Thiruvananthapuram district is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre.
- 4Janardanaswamy Temple
The Janardanaswamy Temple, also known as the Varkala Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in Janardhanapuram, Varkala city, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India.
- 5Kilimanoor Palace
Kilimanoor Palace is a palace located in Kilimanoor, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the birthplace of painter Raja Ravi Varma and Raghava Varma, the father of king Marthanda Varma.
- 6Kollam 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.
- 7Sarada Mutt
Sivagiri is an area in Varkala Municipality of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. It is a pilgrimage centre of Varkala Town where the tomb, or samadhi, of Sree Narayana Guru is situated.
- 8Thevally Palace
- 9Thanni Beach
Thanni Beach is a beach situated approximately 10 kilometers from Kollam City in Kerala, India.
- 10St 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.
- 11British Residency
The British Residency, also known as the Government Guest House or Residency Bungalow, is a two-storeyed palace situated at Asramam in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala.
- 12Puttingal temple fire
- 13Changattu Sree Bhagavathy Temple
- 14Mundakkal 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.
- 15Sarkaradevi Temple
- 16Kappil Bhagavathy Temple
- 17Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace
Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace or SMP Palace or SMT Palace is a palace situated near the heart of the city of Kollam, in the state of Kerala, India.
- 18Palakkavu Bhagavathi Temple
- 19Sreenarayanapuram Temple
- 20Puttingal Temple
- 21Paravur Lake
- 22Avanavanchery Sri Indilayappan Temple
- 23A. Ramachandran Museum
- 24Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum
- 25Kodimoottil Sri Bhadrakaali Temple
- 268 Point Art Cafe
- 27Chathannoor Sree Bhoothanatha Temple
- 28Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple
- 29Vilappuram Bhagavathy Temple
- 30Varinjam Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple