Destination guide
Discover Keralam Arts and Crafts Village
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Why this place stands out
Keralam Arts and Crafts Village at Vellar near Kovalam is an 8.5-acre cultural campus in Thiruvananthapuram where visitors can experience artisan studios, handloom, craft traditions, galleries and direct craft shopping.
Keralam Arts and Crafts Village is an initiative of Keralam Tourism located at Vellar near Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram. Official tourism information describes an 8.5-acre cultural campus created to preserve, demonstrate and market traditional, folk and ethnic crafts. Visitors can explore craft studios, handloom activity, art and exhibition spaces, an emporium, performance and event facilities, and areas where artisans demonstrate the skills behind finished products.
The attraction is particularly useful for understanding Keralam traditions such as handloom weaving, mural art, wood and metal work, coir-based crafts and other forms of artisanship without separating the objects from the people who make them. The official KACV address is Vellar, Venganoor, Thiruvananthapuram 695527. Administrative mapping places Venganoor in Thiruvananthapuram taluk.
The village is close to Kovalam, so it can be combined easily with beach, lighthouse and coastal sightseeing.
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