Fort Kochi & Mattancherry
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What’s on
- 26 SepChavittunadakam Workshop with Britto Ashaan at Artiko.tales [Sep 26]From 10.30 AM
- Always onSunset over the waterEvery evening · about 6.25pm"Best for sunset and ship-watching" — the beach and the walkway both work
- Always onFriday HarmonyEvery Friday · 6.30pmA gathering organised by the Mehboob Memorial Orchestra, at their office near the Aspin Wall Junction
Every place, by kind
Nine kinds
Eat & drink
47 places
Arasta. FortkochiArrow MarkAryaas parkB For BiriyaniBalan Chettan KadaCafe 27Café Le TeCafe Sol e MarCanvas Restaurant & PizzeriaChez TeapotClub House RestaurantCoz LayoverEzekiel House Residence and CafeFort Paragon Restaurant by Calicut ParagonFrancisFrench ToastFusion BayGelato PillaiHouse of CommonsJetty RestaurantKashi Art Cafe and GalleryKayees Rahmathulla CafeKerala Cafe (Rose Street)Kerala State Beverages Corporation OutletLassy HouseLet's KimchiLoafers Corner CafeLos angeles Café Fort KochiLoving Earth CafeMocha Art CafeNettoor Toddy ShopNooriya HotelO PORTO BAR by MAI HOUSE HERITAGE HOTEL, Fort KochiPandaris Biriyani & CaterersPandhal Café & DeliRavis Coffee WorksRawal Lassi JointRinoos cool barSamridhi @ Kochi - Fort KochiScandy - Ice Candy - Fort KochiSeagullSolar CaféSri Krishna CaféTibet KitchenTibetan Chef's RestaurantTrouvailleVijaya Lakshmi Bhavan
+ 43 moreArt
22 places
ABC Artroom Venue, WatermetroArchaeological Site Museum, Mattancherry PalaceArmaan Collective & CafeArthshila KochiArtiko.talesCube artSpaceDavid Hall-Art Gallery & CafeDraavidia Arts GalleryErnakulam District Heritage MuseumForplay SocietyGallery OEDGreat K V Kathakali CenterGuardians of Fort Kochi (mural)House Of Vandy Fort KochiIndo-Portuguese MuseumKashi Hallegua HouseLila – Curated ExperiencesMaritime MuseumMehboob Memorial OrchestraMuziris Contemporary KochiPoovath Street murals (Poovath Street open park)Thudippu Art and Cultural Centre
+ 18 moreHistoric
19 places
Althara Bhagavathy TempleBastion BungalowChinese fishing nets / Vasco da Gama SquareCochin Thirumala Devaswom TempleDharmanath Jain TempleHead Post Office, KochiHoly Cross Church (Coonan Kurisu Palli), MattancherryJail of Freedom Struggle, Fort KochiKeraleswaram Siva TempleMahadev TempleMullakkal Vana Durga TempleOld Lighthouse Bristow Hotel - Seaview Heritage HotelPalliyarakkavu TempleParadesi SynagoguePazhayanur Bhagavathy TempleSanta Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort CochinSree Veera Venkateshwara TempleSt. FRANCIS CSI CHURCHSt. Paul's Public School
+ 15 moreOutdoors
14 places
Bolghatty IslandChellanam Beach KochiFort Kochi BeachKumbalangiKumbalangi Bioluminescence PointPallathu Raman Memorial HallParade Ground and the VOC GatePuthanthodu BeachPuthuvype BeachSecret Routes KayakingValappu Beach (also called Falcon Beach)Vasco da Gama SquareVeli GroundVypeen Island
+ 10 moreGetting around
14 places
Cheranelloor Water Metro StationCochin International AirportCustoms Boat JettyEloor Water Metro StationFort Kochi Water Metro StationHigh Court Water Metro StationKakkanad Water Metro StationMattancherry Boat JettyMattancherry Water Metro StationMulavukad North Water Metro StationRo-Ro Ferry Jetty, Fort KochiSouth Chittoor Water Metro StationVypin Water Metro StationVyttila Water Metro Station
+ 10 moreEvent venues
13 places
111 Markaz & Cafeaikyam spaceAnand WarehouseAspinwall HouseBMS WarehouseDevassy Jose & SonsGarden Convention CentreKara. Hotel. Fort KochiPepper HouseSMS HallSt. Andrew's Parish HallVallabhdas Kanji Limited (VKL Warehouse)Willingdon Island Warehouse
+ 9 moreShops
7 places
Idiom Book SellersKaycee CorporationKochi BooksPreethi StoresShantilal S MithaiwalaShri Ashapura Sweet House & Lassi CentreVinod Sweets
+ 3 moreLibraries
4 places
Govinda Pai Memorial LibraryHerschel Memorial LibraryIqbal Library and Reading RoomSaraswatha Association Library
Streets
36 places
AB Salem RoadAlathukutty RoadAmaravathi RoadBastian StreetBazaar RoadBishop Kureethara RoadBurgher StreetCalvetty RoadDutch Cemetery RoadElphinstone RoadFosse RoadGujarati RoadJew StreetJew Town RoadKB Jacob RoadKL Bernard Master RoadLalan RoadLilly StreetNapier StreetNew RoadPalace RoadParade RoadPeter Celli StreetPrincess StreetPullupalam RoadQueiros StreetRidsdale RoadRiver RoadRose StreetSaint Francis Church RoadSynagogue LaneT.D. North StreetTM Muhammad RoadTower RoadTown Hall RoadVeli Road
+ 32 moreHow long have you got?
- 40minutesPlaces of Worship WalkFive temples between Amaravathi Road and Jew Town, under three kilometres.
- 15minutesMattancherry Food WalkLassi and sweets along Palace Road, in a loop back to the start.
- 20minutesThe Palace & Synagogue WalkSynagogue Lane and Jew Town, ending at the palace.
- 5minutesThe Ultimate Bookshop WalkTwo bookshops and the post office, three hundred metres end to end.
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