Kerala is known as God’s own country. The tranquillity of backwaters, the gushing of breath-taking beaches and lush greenery tends to bewitch one and all. The place is loaded with several attractions and feels like a heaven on earth. Cochin is one such vibrant city in the state of Kerala and serves as a marvellous epitome of beauty and serenity. Apart from the natural beauty, the place is also known for gold where people purchase it in bulk with the five storey shops lining the market. The Ayurveda practices prevailing in the city ensures to impart good health to its citizens.
Marine Drive
The esplanade is built majestically with its front facing towards backwaters and tends to pull a good number of local crowd as well as visitors. The place also holds a major fascination for shopaholics with a spate of shopping malls. It also incorporates ample of options for hang outs and entertainment like cinema halls, supermarkets, cafes and restaurants. The sunset view will just leave you spell bound casting a picturesque hue .It also serves as the economical epicentre of the city.
Jew Town
The synagogue is a headlong amidst the Jew Town a blooming harbour and spice trade. As one enters the spice market in Mattenchery, one can easily smell the fragrance of spices lingering in the air. One can invariably see push carts transporting sacks load of spices in and out of the ware houses that line the narrow streets. One can also closely watch the workers engaged in drying, sorting and packing the spices for retail. The historical and famous Jew synagogue and the Dutch palace are major nearby attractions.
Dutch Cemetery
The Dutch cemetery canonized in the year 1724 incorporates about 104 tombs, which carry the remains of hundreds of Europeans who landed here with their colonial ambitions. The 284 year old Dutch cemetery in fort Kochi is a major attraction for the visitors. The tombs in fort Kochi are the most authentic record of hundreds of Europeans who left their homelands on the mission to expand their colonial empires. Both the big and small tombs resemble the Dutch architecture of the period and inscriptions on them are in the Old Dutch script. The cemetery is a just a short walk from the lighthouse.
Chinese fishing nets
These Chinese fishing nets at Fort Kochi is a major attraction of the tourist visiting every year. These are fixed land installations which are used for the purpose of fishing applying a very unique and different method. The net is dropped into the water and soaked into it for at least three to four minutes before pulling it back. Fishes are trapped into the net in a good amount driven by the tides.
