The Kochi royal family's 49-building palace complex, now Kerala's largest archaeological museum, in 52 acres of gardens.
Closed Mondays. A good rainy-afternoon option and easy to combine with the Kochi Metro's southern end.
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Built in 1568 and the oldest active synagogue in the Commonwealth, with hand-painted Cantonese floor…
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A 1555 Portuguese-built palace given to the Kochi raja, holding some of India's finest surviving Hindu…
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Kerala's classical dance-drama, performed nightly in Fort Kochi with an hour of make-up application…
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A two-kilometre loop through Dutch cemeteries, Portuguese houses, spice warehouses, colonial bungalows…