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St. Francis Church, Cochin Tours & TravelsCochin is the fascinating city highly influenced by Potuguese culture. It has got a beautiful setting with a cluster of islands and gives a blend of medieval Portuguese, Dutch and English countrysides. Cochin is one of India's largest ports and a major naval base also.

The notable landmarks of the city are -

St. Francis Church - It is the India's oldest Church constructed by Europeans in the year 1503. The original stricture was made up of wood but later on it was during middle of 16th Century, it was rebuilt with stones. Portuguese sailor Vasco Da Gama, the first European to land in India also died in Cochin in 1524 and was buried here.

Mattancherry - It is a palace built by Portuguese in 1555 and was presented to the King of Cochin Veera Kerala Varma. This palace is also known as Dutch Palace due to the substantial renovations made by Dutch in 1663. There are some astonishing murals in the hall depicting the episodes of Ramayan, Mahabharat and also the legends from Puranas connected with Shiva, Krishna and Durga. The palace has got few other galaries which are often kept closed for visitors.

Jewish Synagogue - Originally constructed in 1568, this Synagogue was destroyed in 1662 and was rebuilt by the Dutch. The most unique features of this place are the Willow patterned floor tiles which are hand-painted and were brought from Canton in China. There was an ancient Synagogue here which was built in 1344 and has ever since disappeared. Only stone slabes with Hebrew inscriptions from this edifice are found around the present Synagogue.

In addition to the above, Cochin also offers a lot to the visitors in terms of Chinese Fishing Nets, Santa Cruz Basilica, Parishath Thampuram Museum, Gundu Islands, Hill Palace Museum, Museum of Kerala History etc.



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