'''Kothamangalam''' is a beautiful town in the mountains of Kerala, India. Kothamangalam is now one of the most important pilgrim centres of Kerala, with a dozen churches, half a dozen ancient temples and a few sacred mosques. The place is spiritually glorified by the ancient Thrikariyoor Temple, mosques, St. George Cathedral, St. Mary_fs Church (Marthamariyam Valiyapally) and Mar Thoma Cheria Pally.
Get in
Nearest Railway station - Aluva 35 km / Ernakulam - 53 km.
Nearest Airport - Nedumbasserry (Kochi) - 34 km.
Get around
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'''Salim Ali Wild Life Sanctuary''' [http://www.keralaforest.org/html/tourism/Thattekkad.htm] in Thattekkad is 14 km from Kothamangalam is the home for the bird sanctuary where we can find some of the rare species of birds. Exotic birds flock in the sanctuary and make this place a heaven for any ornithologist.
'''Bhoothathan Kettu'''
Bhoothathan Kettu is a good picnic spot, 10 km from Kothamangalam. There is a dam here and in the reservoir one can go for boating too. The legend says that the dam was built by a "Bhootham" using the rocks, which is the ample proof for the name. Trekking through the forest to the old Bhoothathan Kettu is very interesting. The forest offers a wide variety of flora and fauna and is a botanist delight.
'''Churches'''
Kothamangalam is centre of churches( Catholic,Jacobite )
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'''Birds lagoon Resort''' Thattekkad is a resort with a private lake and mountains around near the Thattekkad birds sanctuary. see [http://www.birdslagoon.com Birdslagoon] for more details
'''Hotel Maria International''' (***)
'''Mundackal Plantation Homestay ''' '''(****)''' Mundackal Estate, Pindimana PO, via Thrikkariyur, 686 698 Kothamangalam, Kerala
Get out
Being a gateway to HighRange (the western ghats, ''Sahyadri'' region, is a high altitude cool belt with defined tourist places), almost every traveller touches this town. Famous Munnar is just about 75 km away.