Did you know
Portuguese sailors built Pallipuram Fort in timber on 27 September 1503, and rebuilt it in stone by 1505.
Island
Vypeen Island
Local tradition says the island rose from the swamp in 1341.
More about Vypeen Island
5 of 9- Did you knowHeavy floods in 1341 formed Vypeen Island.
- Did you knowVypin is the 58th most densely populated island in the world.
- Did you knowPallipuram Fort is the oldest existing European fort in India.
- Did you knowThe Vypin water metro station opened to the public on 26 April 2023.
- Did you knowThe Church of Our Lady of Hope was consecrated in 1605 by Bishop Dom Andrea de Santa Maria.