Credited with ‘finding’ India and the maritime route to the East, this Portuguese explorer adept at mathematics, astronomy and navigation, first landed in India in 1498, at Calicut. He was born in 1460 or 1469. Dom Vasco da Gama held the title of 1st Count of Vidigueira, and did so without being born of royal blood. His father, Estêvão da Gama, was rich nobility of Portugal....Read More
The similarity between the words ‘Cochin’ and ‘China’ is an obvious one. The Chinese came to Cochin in the 14th century. That was the time when Kodungallur lost its importance as a port and trade centre, and Cochin gained its position. Upon their visit the Chinese remarked that the then Cochin resembled China. And so the name: ‘Co-Chin’, meaning ‘like China....Read More
Poovath Hotel, a renovated Dutch Palace, stands by the bewitching Arabian Sea in Fort Kochi. This part of Ernakulam enjoys an old world, colonial charm that lets you soak in the ambiance and the pace of Fort Kochi.Enjoy a leisurely holiday at Fort Kochi, staying at this tastefully-decorated hotel. The Portuguese, the Dutch, the Chinese, the Jews and the British...Read More
This museum is located on the premises of the Bishop’s House in Fort Kochi. It was with the efforts of late Dr Joseph Kureethra, Bishop of Kochi, the museum came into existence. He took the initiative to preserve the Portuguese’ heritage in Kochi.The museum is divided into five sections – Civil Life, Cathedral, Altar, Treasure and Procession....Read More
This artist hailing from a village near Guruvayur in Thrissur has over 40 years of experience in the art scene in India and abroad. Starting with the gold medal for the Best Outgoing Student in 1956, received from the Government of Madras, he has received many national and international awards....Read More
Fort Kochi’s gets its name from this structure. Fort Immanuel was built by the Portuguese in 1503 near the Fort Kochi beach. It was also called ‘Manuel Kotta’, locally. ‘Kotta’ is fort in Malayalam....Read More
This church, which now belongs to the Church of South India Council, was built by explorer Vasco da Gama in 1503 within the fort they first constructed. It was a wooden structure, and was dedicated to St Bartholomew....Read More
They are tombs of the Dutch soldiers and traders. Consecrated in 1724, there isn’t much of it left. The Dutch had a custom of leaving gold, silver vessels, and jewellery in the coffin of their loved ones. The knowledge of such a custom must have led to the plundering of this cemetery. All the tombs have engravings on them.
It was built by the Catholic Portuguese in 1506. This imposing church has a stunning blue dome and light interiors. Pope Paul IV consecrated it as a cathedral in 1558. The British destroyed it in 1795, when they took over Kochi. In 1887, a new building was ordered by Bishop Dom Gomes Ferreira. Pope John Paul II sanctified it as a basilica in 1984.
Located in the heart of Fort Cochin where Rose Street meets Bastion Street in Fort Cochin, it was built in the 16th centur. This house is said to have been Vasco da Gama’s residence till his death in 1524. The glass-paned windows, lowly verandahs and balconies are very European in style.The Chinese fishing nets, museums, coffee shops and handicraft emporiums...Read More
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