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Loading…The first European church built in Asia, by the Portuguese in 1502, also the first Cathedral of Asia and the seat of the second Catholic Diocese in India. The British modified the structure and added oil paintings. Today, it serves as the primary seat of the Latin church of Keral
The first European church built in Asia, by the Portuguese in 1502, also the first Cathedral of Asia and the seat of the second Catholic Diocese in India. The British modified the structure and added oil paintings. Today, it serves as the primary seat of the Latin church of Kerala. Pope John Paul II declared it a basilica in 1984. It houses several historical paintings, decorations and artefacts.
Within 1 km of Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica.
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.
Tiny mangrove bird sanctuary behind the High Court in central Kochi.
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
Considered the first European church in India; Vasco da Gama was first buried here in 1524.
Fort Kochi museum of Indo-Portuguese church art: altar pieces, processional crosses and vestments.
Park in Kochi.
Small Fort Kochi restaurant near Santa Cruz Basilica known for Kerala-style seafood.
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