Chithirapuram

Chithirapuram is about 10 kms from Munnar. Its main attractions are its sleepy little cottages, bungalows, old playgrounds and courts, Chithirapuram still gives you an image of a bygone era. This hill station is a scenic treasure chest and is full of verdant hills, tumbling mountain streams and vast tea plantations. You can plan a visit to the tea plantations, enjoy hiking along the tea plantations and savor its lush green scenic beauty. The Pallyvasal hydel power project is located here and it is also famous for its tea plantations. Travelling to Chithirapuram gives one a world of experience in outdoor activities such as hiking, trekking, and going for nature walks. Apart from the picture postcard beauty of this place, Chithirapuram also reveals its agricultural importance with a nursery set up by the Spices Board of Kerala. There is an old-worldly charm about Chithirapuram and no one remains immune to its magical charm. Sri Chithirathirunal, Maharaja of erstwhile Travancore state, had come here in the thirties to witness for himself the working of the first proposed hydro electric project of his state. The place was given the name Chithirapuram, after the Maharaja Sri Chithirathirunal as a memorial to his visit.

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