Famous for:
Known as the "museum city", has lovely port. Backwaters and sea food.Video: Driving around Cochin (Kochi)
Background:
Located on the west coast of India, Kochi or Cochin is known as the Queen of Arabian Sea.Formed in AD 1314, it was and is still an important trading area.
With one of the finest natural harbour in the World, It became a major trading port with traders from British, Dutch, Portuguese, Arabs, China etc coming to trade in spices, amphor, sandalwood, gold and silks.
Video: Cochin / Kochi harbour
The Portuguese were the first of the many European powers who come to trade here. They also carried out scientific cultivation of coconut, ginger and pepper.
After them, Vasco De Gama came to Cochin. Than the Dutch came and took it over from the Portuguese. For almost 100 years, the British tried to develop the harbor at Cochin.
Declared a major port in 1936, it became the busiest port of South with direct route to Australia and the Far East.
Video: Chinese fishing net
What to see:
Fort CochinMattancherry Palace
Location : 10 km from Ernakulum
Jewish Synagogue
Willingdon Island
Parishath Thampuram Museum
Timings: 10 am to 2:30 pm and 2 to 4:30 pm. Monday closed
Video: fort cochin
Sites nearby
ThripunithuraLocation: 12 km from Cochin
Parur
Location: 35 km from Cochin
Chennamangalam
Kodungalloore / Cangalore
Location: 32 km from Cochin
Video: Thripunithura
Reaching there:
Air: Cochin airport is well connected with flights from all the important cities of India.
Rail: There are two railway stations, Ernakulam Junction for outstation trains from major cities of India and Ernakulam Town station, which has trains for Kerala and nearby states going upto Trivandrum.
Road: NH 47 (Salem - Coimbatore - Trichur - Ernakulam - Trivandrum - Cape - Commorin(Kanyalumari)) and NH 49 (Cochin - Madurai - Dhanuskodi) are the National Highways connecting Cochin to all the important cities.
Kochi is well connected by road to all the major towns and cities of Kerala and nearby states.
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