Fort Kochi

Fort Kochi Kochi, popularly regarded as the "Queen of the Arabian Sea", is also famous as Cochin. Kochi is loc

Sunset in fort kochi
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Sunset in fort kochi

Fort Cochin probably has the best preserved history of colonial times and the ideal way to bring it alive is to take a w...
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Fort Cochin probably has the best preserved history of colonial times and the ideal way to bring it alive is to take a walk down its old colonial roads, with its tree-lined avenues and quaint little lands and beside the seashores – where magnificent Chinese fishing nets sketch a spectacular skyline.

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NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN FORT KOCHI 2020

FROM LAST YEAR CARNIVAL RALLY, Jan 1st
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FROM LAST YEAR CARNIVAL RALLY, Jan 1st

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In Kochi, burning of Pappanji or a giant statue of Santa that marks the start of a new year. Burning of Pappanji, is a 500 year old tradition to mark the end of Xmas and New Year festivities which was started when Portuguese established its first base in India at Kochi as part of Portuguese New Year celebrations.This is usually celebrated in Fort Kochi beach and nearly a hundred thousand people attend the celebrations in the beach every year.

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January 1, 2020 , the New Years Day is a Wednesday and it is going to be a middle weekend that will kickoff 2020. If you are planning for your X’mas and New Year 2020 Celebrations in Kerala, here are some tips from us on how best to make this new year a memorable day.

While cruising in houseboat is an appealing way to celebrate new year that is unique to Kerala, you will be in for an awesome treat if you attend Cochin carnival or the burning of the gigantic Pappanji or a Giant Santa Claus in Fort Kochi beach. When you attend any new year party in Kerala you’ll find everyone in an enthusiastic party mode, locals and tourists alike and the sun doesn’t set on the New Year celebrations in Kerala.

Varkala, Kovalam or Fort Kochi will be among the best places to spend the New Years Eve 2017 in Kerala. However if you ask us to pick one place we would surely pick Fort Kochi, simply because of the carnival celebrations on the day of new year 2020 which falls on a Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

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New Year 2020 Celebrations in
FORT KOCHI

Indo-Portuguese MuseumThe Portuguese left an indelible mark on our history and culture. The Indo-Portuguese Museum situa...
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Indo-Portuguese Museum

The Portuguese left an indelible mark on our history and culture. The Indo-Portuguese Museum situated in Fort Kochi tries to encapsulate this bond. Their influence on the art and architecture of the region is on full display here. The constant efforts of late Dr. Joseph Kureethra, Bishop of Kochi, played an integral role in its formation so that future generations could understand the Indo-Portuguese Christian Art heritage.

The museum is divided into five main sections - Altar, Treasure, Procession, Civil Life and Cathedral. One can see a piece of the altar made in teak wood (16th century) from the Church of Our Lady of Hope, Vypeen, a chasuble (19th century) from Bishop's House, Fort Kochi, Processional cross, which is a combination of silver and wood (17th century) from Santa Cruz Cathedral, Fort Kochi, Indo-Portuguese Monstrance (18-19th century), from The Church of Our Lady of Hope, Vypeen. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation contributed sculptures, precious metal objects and vestments, among others from the Cathedral of Santa Cruz and other churches of the Kochi diocese. All these and much more chronicle the important relationship shared by our respective cultures.

Visiting Hours: 10:00 to 17:00 hrs. Closed on Mondays and all Public Holidays.

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Beach Road
Kochi
682001

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9048830112

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