DISCOVERING KUTTANAD

Thanks to some features, the Kuttanad is the largest producer of rice in the south of India. Its landscape is a vast expanse of paddy fields, dotted with villages, colonial cities and wonderful natural attractions. The geography of this part of India, here is expressed in places where they practice agriculture below the sea level, fueling myths and legends over the centuries. This is one of the most beautiful regions of Kerala, a place where nature and culture have been able to express the best of themselves. Visiting southern India, in always travel destination, the state of Kerala, the extraordinary land of Kuttanad waiting for you.

On the coast of the Arabian Sea, dotted with coconut trees and a 17 km long beach, waiting for you Kovalam and Kochi, cities of a thousand colonial influences, and major hubs of commerce of South India. If you arrive on the second Saturday of August on Punnamada Lake (a pretty stretch of water), you will see unfold before your eyes a fascinating race boats, up to 30 meters: the Nehru Trophy Boat Race. This land of great attractions (like the backwaters, a series of large lakes, canals and rivers), where you can stop for a while, to discover Alleppey, a market town you will never forget.

Kuttanad Resorts/Alleppey, is an ethnic village resort, located in the rustic land of Alappuzha. It is only a two and a half drive by road from the international airports of Cochin & Trivandrum. The resort is ideally located on the banks of the Alleppey/Kollam state waterway, and if accessed by water, would be a perfect forerunner to a laid back and relaxing holiday. The Kuttanad resort is easily accessible by air, road or water. The nearest railway station is the Allepey Town station. Make your vacation unique and one you will never forget. The resort is on the banks of the Pampa river. This makes it easy for a canoe or motor boat trip in the river or one of the palm laced canals of Kuttanadu.

Multicuisine in Alleppey? The menu creatively combines traditional Keralan and European cuisine, specialising in locally-caught fish. Chakara Restaurant, at Raheem Residency is Alleppey’s finest, with seating on a bijou open rooftop, reached via a spiral staircase, with views over to the beach. Great Indian food for dinner, which is traditional and yet not too spicy that it burns the tongue. We loved the local dish (the Alleppey fish curry), which they feature as their signature dish so you can get it any night of the week. A wealth of different spices that are just simply delicious. Put that with the Kerala rice which is so different from the usual basmati. This rice has a much bigger and softer grain. Like velvet!