Loading…
Loading…
5 of 5 places
Chinese fishing nets 14 metres tall are still worked daily by local fishermen, a link to trade between Kochi and China 500 years ago.
Hand-painted murals of the Ramayana and Mahabharata from the 16th and 17th centuries are still visible on its walls.
India's oldest active synagogue, built in 1568, is floored with hand-painted Chinese porcelain tiles, no two alike.
Rebuilt in the late 19th century after the Portuguese original deteriorated, its Neo-Gothic look is unique in Kerala.
Vasco da Gama was first buried here in 1524, before his remains were moved to Portugal.