Cherai Beach

One of the must visit places of Ernakulam is the Cherai Beach. Bordering the nearby Vypeen Island, which is also an ideal location for swimming and the Bolghatty Island, famous for its palace of the same name attracts a considerable number of tourists every year. The Bolghatty Palace of the island was built in 1744 by the Dutch and later taken over by the British. It also has a small gold course and few special honeymoon cottages.