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Kerala Backwaters
The languid Kerala Backwaters typify the relaxing pace of this laidback part of the world. The backwaters meandering throughout Kerala link a network of canals, lagoons, lakes and rivers, watering ... Read more
Mattancherry Palace
Mattancherry Palace was built as a gesture of goodwill by the Portuguese in 1555, and presented to the Raja of Kochi to ensure ongoing trading privileges. Later alterations were made by the Dutch in ... Read more
Chinese Fishing Nets
Fort Cochin’s Chinese Fishing Nets have been a beach installation for centuries, well before the coming of the Portuguese colonizers. It’s thought that the nets were introduced to this coastal area ... Read more
Fort Cochin
The historic district of Fort Cochin (also known as Fort Kochi) is a relaxing blend of Portuguese architecture, rural English ambiance and Dutch heritage in a tropical coastal location. Visitors ... Read more
Kochi Harbour
One of India’s major seaports, Kochi’s harbour is up there with the world’s most scenic waterways, providing one of the few all-weather safe harbours on India’s west coast. In the center of the ... Read more
Paradesi Synagogue & Jew Town
One of the world’s oldest active synagogues, and the oldest in the Commonwealth, can be found in the center of the port’s spice district, Jew Town. The district is a particularly historic reminder of ... Read more
Santa Cruz Basilica
Fort Cochin’s glittering basilica is one of Kerala’s finest churches, studded with gilded detail in Romanesque Gothic style. The original Santa Cruz Basilica was built by the Portuguese, initially ... Read more
St. Francis Church
If you’re looking for India’s oldest church, you’ve found it. Fort Cochin’s St Francis Church has survived wars, raids and the ravages of time. Built in 1516 by the Portuguese, the whitewashed ... Read more
