Monday, January 16, 2012

Paravur

Paravur


Paravur, an important fishing and coir production centre in Kollam is located at a distance of 13kms south of the town. The place holds a history of 1000 years and was an important trade centre at that time. Bordered by the Arabian sea on the west, this coastal resort town is an ideal tourist spot gifted with unique representative features like sea, lakes, plains, rivers, backwaters and vast green fields. The largest natural backwater lake (i.e the Paravur Kayal) in South Asia is located here. A number of tourist resort are available at Paravur which offers comfortable accommodation with facilities for boating, surfing and fishing.