A former fishing village now known as the "Paradise of the South", Kovalam, about 16 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, is a beach town and an important tourist destination of the state. One of the world’s greatest beaches, Kovalam is a magnificent resort of Sun, Surf and Sea, a beach paradise with the boundless blue of the Arabian Sea and the unwinding miles of fine-sanded beaches washed endlessly by the surging waters in a sheltered bay, curving in an arc with three successive crescent shaped beaches, bordered on the one side by azure blue water and on the other by a sumptuous spread of green palm groves. Ayurvedic health programmes, yoga and water sports facilities are on offer at a number of resorts here.

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