Malayatoor
(47 km from Kochi)Malayatoor is famous for the catholic church on the
609 m high Malayatoor hill (dedicated to St. Thomas).Thousands of devotees
undertake the pilgrimage to the shrine to participate in the annual festival
- Malayatoor Perunnal (March/April). St.Thomas is believed to have prayed
at this shrine.
Fort Kochi (Beach)
Backwater ferry / bus / three wheeler auto rickshaw A leisurely walk through
the city is the best way to discover historic Fort Kochi. An obscure fishing
village that became the first European township in India, Kochi has an
eventful and colourful history to tell. Its reputation as a seafaring
commercial town was such that Nicolas Conti, an Italian traveller of the
middle ages remarked: If China is where you make your money, then Kochi
surely is the place to spend it. The town was shaped by the Potuguese,
the Dutch and later the British. The result of these cultural interfaces
are seen in the many remains of Indo European architecture that still
exist here. The huge cantilevered Chinese fishing nets which were brought
here by traders from the court of Kublai Khan, are a fascinating sight
on the Kochi shore line.
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