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Loading…The synagogue was constructed in 1568 after allowing Jewish refugees from Jerusalem to settle here during the Crusades, making this the Commonwealth's oldest synagogue. This is one of the very few functioning synagogues in India, and the structure is unique due to the influence o
The synagogue was constructed in 1568 after allowing Jewish refugees from Jerusalem to settle here during the Crusades, making this the Commonwealth's oldest synagogue. This is one of the very few functioning synagogues in India, and the structure is unique due to the influence of native Hindu-Christian architecture, as well as being the only synagogue having two bimahs. Many Jews lived in the area until the creation of Israel; today, there is only a handful. Jew Street is a heritage zone with several antique/handicraft shops.
Within 1 km of Jew Street and Paradesi Synagogue.
Tiny mangrove bird sanctuary behind the High Court in central Kochi.
Fort Kochi's Catholic basilica; first a Portuguese cathedral (1558), the present building was consecrated in 1905.
Giant shore-operated cantilever nets at the harbour mouth in Fort Kochi, the city's best-known sight.
Built by the Indian Navy, the museum has many life-size exhibits, a huge display of naval arms and ammunition, replicas of large naval ships and personalities. One section inside a military bunker unravels India's shipbuilding prowess, which took its culture to the shores of Java
16th-century palace in Mattancherry, later called the Dutch Palace, with Kerala murals and a portrait gallery of the Cochin rajas.
Museum in Kochi.
Fort Kochi museum of Indo-Portuguese church art: altar pieces, processional crosses and vestments.
Considered the first European church in India; Vasco da Gama was first buried here in 1524.
Long golden beach on Vypin island, about 31 km from Ernakulam, where lagoon and sea lie close together.
Varkala's main beach below red laterite cliffs, with the resort strip on the clifftops.
Hilltop rock shelters near Ambalavayal with Neolithic carvings, reached by a 1.5 km climb.
Town beach with a pier about 150 years old, a lighthouse nearby and a children's park.
waterfalls in Kerala, India
Beach in Kannur district, Keralam, India
waterfall in Kerala, India
village in Kollam District, Kerala, India