Kochi the former Cochin is a vivacious city and it was the hub of spice trade through many centuries. Since the prehistoric period this place was visited by Greeks, Jews, Chinese, Romans and Arabs. Kochi is located on the south-west coast of the Indian cape in Kerala state. Kerala is renowned for its glory as ‘God’s Own Country’. The incredibly picturesque and most charming Kochi is a must see place for those who go Kerala state to spend their budget holidays. An Italian traveler Noccolo Da Conti and a Chinese Voyager Ma Huan hailed about Kochi in the books they wrote in 15th century.
After the great damage of Kodungallur (Cranganore) port in a huge deluge, Kochi became a hub for trade and commerce. Kochi is also called as the gateway of Kerala. It is a perfect destination for the tourists who want to spend their weeklong family vacations in south India. Kochi has multi cultural influence thorough out the history affected by British, Dutch, Arabs, Portuguese and Chinese. They have left an ineffaceable mark on the progress of Kochi. After Mumbai, Cochin or Kochi is the significant city on Indian west coast and is an important industrial and commercial center of Kerala.
Kochi is connected with all major cities in the world by its international airports and seaports. The beautiful city Kochi is edged by the Arabian Sea and Western Ghats on west and east respectively. As it is nearer to the equator, the sea and the mountains supply affluent feel of fair climate. Many surrounding village and towns have been merged into the Cochin and emerged as a great city Kochi. Now the new city Kochi consists of Cochin, Kochi fort, Ernakulam including many other towns and villages. Many of the tourists visit this place to spend their group holidays by exploring the immeasurable prettiness of Kerala. It is one of the ‘50 greatest places of a lifetime’ of travelers, the program presented in National Geographic channel and was given top three rating in tourist places by World Travel & Tourism Council.
The famous tourist places in Kochi include, Backwaters of Kochi are a group of lakes and ponds; Marine Drive, a popular place a scenic walkway visited by local people; Fort Kochi, hub historical and tourist attractions; Hill Palace is a museum of relics of the glorious past. Formerly it was used as an office for administrative purposes by Kochi Rajas; Mattancherry Palace formerly know as Dutch palace exhibits the hand drawn pictures of Kochi Rajas; Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium; Jewish Synagogue; Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica church built by Portuguese; Bolgatty Palace; Kochi International Marina; Willingdon Island, Museum of Kerala History, St. Francis Church and the Pallipuram Fort.
Air, road and rail; all the three means of transportation facility are available for tourists to reach Kochi. And it is connected by NH17: Kochi to Mumbai, NH47A: Kundanoor Junction to the Willingdon Island, NH47C: Kalamassery to the Vallarpadam International Container Terminal, NH47: Salem to Kochi and NH49: Kochi to Dhanushkodi via Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Rail and flight facilities are available from all the major cities of India.
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