This is another good beach 50 km from Trivandrum. The Papanasan beach here is not as crowded as the one in Kovalam. The Janarathama temple here is believed to be 2000 years old. Kollam is 31 km from Varkala

Varkala is first and foremost a temple town and the Janardhana Temple is on Beach road.

Kathakali performance in the atmospheric surroundings of the old Devaswom building are held.