Dharmanath Jain Temple
Thousands of pigeons descend for grain around 12:15 daily.
Place of worship · Gujarati Road, Mattancherry
Historic
18 places · 8 in Fort Kochi, 10 in Mattancherry
Every historic place
18 with a photograph
Head Post Office, Kochi
Post a card from a 1928 bungalow that’s handled mail since Portuguese times.
Post office · Parade Ground, Ridsdale Road, Fort Kochi
150 m from Princess Street
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort Cochin
A granite pillar from 1505 stands at its southeastern corner.
Church · Bastian Street, Fort Kochi
Free · 190 m from Princess Street
St. Francis CSI Church
Vasco da Gama was buried here for fourteen years; the empty slab remains.
Church · Saint Francis Church Road, Fort Kochi
Free · 170 m from Princess Street
Althara Bhagavathy Temple
A Bhagavathy temple on Amaravathi Road, Fort Kochi.
Place of worship · Amaravathi Road, Fort Kochi
Bastion Bungalow
Left standing when the British destroyed the fort walls in 1806.
Historic building · Napier Street, Fort Kochi
140 m from the nets
Chinese fishing nets / Vasco da Gama Square
Huge cantilevered nets, lowered and hauled by hand, worked by small teams.
Historic building
110 m from the Water Metro jetty
Cochin Thirumala Devaswom Temple
The Gowda Saraswat community’s great temple, at Gosripuram.
Place of worship · TD North Sannidhi Road, Mattancherry
Jail of Freedom Struggle, Fort Kochi
Eight cramped cells where freedom fighters were once imprisoned.
Historic building
140 m from the Water Metro jetty
Holy Cross Church (Coonan Kurisu Palli), Mattancherry
An old stone cross hung with rosaries and pilgrims’ candles.
Church · Bazaar Road, Mattancherry
Keraleswaram Siva Temple
A Shiva temple on Keraleswar Lane, Mattancherry.
Place of worship · Keraleswar Lane, Mattancherry
Mahadev Temple
A Shiva temple in the middle of Jew Town Road.
Place of worship · Jew Town Road, Mattancherry
40 m from the synagogue
Mullakkal Vana Durga Temple
A temple to Vana Durga in the Mattancherry lanes.
Place of worship · Kochi
Paradesi Synagogue
Hundreds of hand-painted blue-and-white Chinese tiles, no two alike.
Synagogue
220 m from Jew Town
Pazhayanur Bhagavathy Temple
A Bhagavathy shrine on Jew Town Road.
Place of worship · Jew Town Road, Mattancherry
140 m from the synagogue
Sree Veera Venkateshwara Temple
A Venkateshwara temple open from morning to midnight.
Place of worship · Kochi
St. Paul’s Public School
A school building, part of Fort Kochi’s everyday civic landscape.
Historic building · Tower Road, Fort Kochi
320 m from the Water Metro jetty