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Officially called Alappuzha, Alleppey is the picturesque city is known for its enchanting backwaters, houseboats scenic beauty, azure lagoons, evergreen coconut groves, intricate network of canals, and other natural bounties. The coastline of Alleppey offers some of the best beaches in Kerala with water sports during the dry season. The houseboats you find in the backwaters of Alappuzha are in fact a reworked version of the Kettuvallams of olden times. Kettuvallam is a Malayalam word, ‘Kettu’, means living structures and ‘Vallom’ means boat. In the olden days, kettuvallam or boat with a thatched roof that covers over wooden hulls was used to carry tons of rice and spices.