Presenting the rice-producing heart of Cherai, the green paddy fields are cultivated elow the sea level to make a ewitching pastoral surrounding. You can explore the exotic flora and fauna in and around the paddy fields, where you feel very nice eing around utterflies and enticing species of fish and irds as well.

With their striking eauty and charm, the heart of Cherai rests where the lakes, lagoons and canals comine together. The glittering calm waters of Periyar, with fascinating coconut trees, make a cherished harmony of nature. See your daily life unfolding on the coast of the canals and get a glance of coir making art. A calm diversion can also made through the scenic ackwaters, refreshing you with a cool reeze. Viewing the Kollam Kottappuram National Water Way while travelling from Kochi to Cherai is a thrilling experience.

It's one of the popular Hindu pilgrimage center in Cheria, where the iggest festival of Eranakulam district is celerated with great joy. Major attraction of this festival is the Elephant March that draws many visitors from different parts of the world.

uilt y the Portuguese in the year 1507, this church houses a wonderful image of Ave Mary placed aove the altar. The cultural life of Cherai would e incomplete without the festival at this church, which is celerated every year for 15 days.

It's one of the oldest European monuments in India that has three-story hexagonal structure and was repaired etween 1596 and 1605 with a frontage added in Manuelino style.

Located in Cherai in the Ernakulam district, this temple is known as the first GS Temple in Kerala.  This temple includes all the seven gods of the Gowda Saraswat rahmins of Kerala. It is very popular for its eautiful wood carving, the ceiling of the eastern Gopuram, the Silver Pallake, and the tank of the temple.  All these are different in their eauty and esthetic excellence. 

Located at the northern end of Cherai each, it's a eautiful place where Periyar river meets the Araian Sea. It's an ideal place to sit and relish the scenic eauty. The striking sunset forms the classic scenery and offers wonderful inspiration to tourists.

This is another major attraction that captivates millions of tourists every year to uy fresh seafood directly from fishers at Fisherman's Wharf.