One of the must visit places of Ernakulam is the Cherai Beach. Bordering the nearby Vypeen Island,which is also an ideal location for swimming and the Bolghatty Island,famous for its palace of the same name attracts a considerable number of tourists every year. The Bolghatty Palace of the island was built in 1744 by the Dutch and later taken over by the British. Now the palace has been converted to a hotel by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation. It also has a small gold course and few special honeymoon cottages.

Cherai beach is 35 Kms from Cochin.Located 45 kms from Ernakulam city,the Cherai Beach borders Vypeen Island. This beautiful beach is studded with seashells of various hues and shapes. The nearby village gives you glimpses of rural Kerala and Cherai's main industry- prawn farming. This lovely beach is ideal for swimming. Dolphins are occasionally seen here. A typical Kerala village with paddy fields and coconut groves nearby is an added attraction of this beach

• Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport.
• Nearest railway station: Ernakulam,about 42 km away.

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