Location: Kollam
Top Things to do in Kollam
Top 10 Free Things to do in Kollam, Kerala
Kollam (IPA: [koɭɭəm]) or Quilon (Coulão), formerly Desinganadu, is an old seaport and city on the Laccadive Sea coast of the Indian state of Kerala. The city is on the banks Ashtamudi Lake. Kollam has had a strong commercial reputation since the days of the Phoenicians and Romans. Fed by the Chinese trade, it was mentioned by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four year travels. Desinganadu's rajas exchanged embassies with Chinese rulers while there was a flourishing Chinese settlement at Kollam. In the 9th Century, on his way to Canton, China, Persian merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir found Kollam to be the only port in India visited by huge Chinese junks. Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who was in Chinese service under Kublai Khan in 1275, visited Kollam and other towns on the west coast, in his capacity as a Chinese mandarin.
Restaurants in Kollam
1. Sri Mahaganapathi Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By ammu888 - Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), India
Unniyappam you get here as prasadam is a delight, its cooked right in front of the idol and a highly reveed prasadam amoung devotees, like Ambalapuzha Pal Payasam and Sabarimala Aravana and Ada. Its an ancient temple and a must visit for all Ganesha devotees, a usual place for Sabarimala devotees also.
2. Infant Jesus Cathedral
3. Kulathuppuzha Sastha Temple
4. Thirumullavaram Beach
5. Rameshwara Temple
6. Neendakara Port
7. The Cave Temple at Kottukal
8. Kollam Beach
9. R P Mall
10. Mahatma Gandhi Beach
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