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The
Travancore Heritage is a sea side resort in 15 acres of
lush green coconut garden and landscaped environs
located at Chowara - south of Kovalam, near Trivandrum,
Kerala. The resort stands on a high cliff overlooking
the Arabian Sea and a long wide beach of powdery white
sand. The Travancore Heritage is conceived and developed
as a Heritage Property to bring to life the age-old
traditional architectural splendor of the region with
its typical timber houses and 'Nalukettus' with tiled
roofing, which allow for living in communion with
all the elements of Nature.
The
courtyard within the 'Nalukettu' in its center, around which
the four wings of the house were built in timber, bring in the air, sunlight and the rain water right into the
house making the inhabitants live in tune with Mother
Nature. Travancore Heritage comprises of many such
houses built at various periods in the past 60 - 100
years from several locations in Travancore, rebuilt at the site after being
dismantled and transported with utmost care, with all
their architectural grandeur with fine woodcarvings on
the rafters, gables and the connecting timber members on
the walls intact. |