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Peechi Dam
Spectacular dam site with
beauty of flowery gardens

Peechi Dam: (20 km east of Thrissur) It is a spectacular dam site with
beauty of flowery gardens. This picnic spot offers boating facilities. There
are frequent private buses from Thrissur to Peechi dam.
Muziris Heritage Village: (35 km from Thrissur) The ancient port city of
Muziris, once a major centre for trade and commerce, was the gatway
for various religious faiths like Christianity, Judaism, Islam and others.
A thriving link in the Indo-Roman trade during the first century BC,
merchants from a number of cultures are believed to have operated in
this port. Gold coins, topaz, coral, copper, glass, wine and wheat were
imported from afar, while pearl, daimonds, sapphire, ivory, silk, pepper
and precious stones were exported from the Kerala coast. The Muziris
Heritage Project is a unique heritage preservation cum tourism project
that provides circuit and timeline tours, culture tours, museum tours,
backwater cruises etc. to help rediscover the imposing past of this exciting
new find on the international archaeological map.
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