About Cochin City

It is located on the coast of the Arabian sea with Kottayam and Alappuzha districts on the south, Idukki on the east and Thrissur on the north. The commercial capital and the most cosmopolitan city of Kerala, Kochi, in Ernakulam, is also known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.

General Information :
Place : Cochin (Ernakulam)
Area: 2408 sq. km.
Population: 27,97,779 (2001 census)
Altitude: Sea level

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Sight Seeing

Synagogue:
It is 13 km from Ernakulam town or 60-90 minute walking tour of the old streets of Fort Kochi. This is the ideal way to discover a historic town brimming with tales of myriad.

Vasco da Gama Square:
Cochin is a capital of Kerala, the last port of Vasco Da Gama, where you will find synagogues, mosques, churches and temples side by side.
Mattancherry Palace: It is situated 10 km from Ernakulam. It is built by the Portuguese in 1557 and presented to Raja Veera Kerala Varma of Kochi.

Bolghatty Island:
In the historic town of Fort Kochi in Ernakulam district, the commercial capital of Kerala, is the Bolghatty Island.

The Hill Palace Museum, Thripunithura:

10 km from Ernakulam town,central Kerala.

Madhavan Nayar Foundation:
Just 8 km from Ernakulam town at Edappally, Ernakulam district, central Kerala.

Chendamangalam:
42 km from Ernakulam town, Ernakulam district,central Kerala. A church, a temple, a mosque and the remains of a Jewish synagogue.

The Antique Sellers of Jew Street:
10 km from Ernakulam town It's almost a walk down the lanes of antiquity. The Jew Street is lined with shops that sell curios, antique pieces of crockery, carved wooden furniture… etc.

The Museum of Kerala History:
One picture can say what a thousand words cannot! That being the case, without further ado.

Dutch Palace, Mattancherry:
10 km from Ernakulam. It is built by the Portuguese in 1557.

St. Francis Church:
This centuries old church at Fort Kochi was originally built completely of timber and later reconstructed in stone masonry. It was restored in 1779 by the Protestant.

The Dutch Cemetery:
The tomb stones here are the most authentic record of the hundreds of Europeans who left their homeland on a mission to expand their colonial empires and changed the course of history of this land.

Willingdon Island:
Named after Lord Willingdon, a former British Viceroy of India, this man-made island is surrounded by beautiful backwaters. The island is the site of the city's best hotels and trading centers.

Kaladi: (35 km):
The birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya, the great Advaita philosopher of the 8th century, Kaladi is 10 km from Aluva. Temples dedicated to Sri Sankara, Sarada Devi, Sri Krishna and Sri Ramakrish.

Malayatoor: (47 km):
Malayatoor is famous for the catholic church on the 609 m high Malayatoor hill (dedicated to St. Thomas).Thousands of devotees undertake the pilgrimage to the shrine to participate.

Lakshadweep Islands:

Lakshadweep, a Union Territory of India, is a group of 36 islands, located in the Arabian Sea, about 300 km off Kochi. Of these islands, Androt, Amini, Agatti, Bitra, Chetlat, Kadamat, Kalpeni & Kava.

Fort Immanuel:
This bastion of the Portuguese in Kochi was a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Maharajah of Kochi and the Monarch of Portugal, after whom it was named. Built in 1503.

Cherai Beach:
The lovely beach bordering the Vypeen island is ideal for swimming. The sea on the western side and the backwaters on the east give this upcoming tourist destination, a uniqueness which can be found only in Kerala. Thick coconut groves and chinese fishing nets on the waterfront are added attractions.

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