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Things to do in Kochi, Kerala

Kochi, formerly known as Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala and is the financial, industial and commercial capital of the state.

30 places to visit in and around Kochi, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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    Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

    Mangalavanam is an ecologically sensitive area situated at the centre of the Indian city of Kochi, covering about 2.74 hectares. It also houses a shallow tidal lake connected with Kochi backwaters by a canal.

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    Mattancherry Palace

    The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi.

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    Fort Kochi Beach

    Fort Kochi Beach is a beach along the Arabian Sea, situated in the Fort Kochi neighbourhood of the city of Kochi in Kerala, South India.

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    Indo-Portuguese Museum

    The Indo-Portuguese Museum is a museum in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India.

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    Fort Emmanuel

    Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was built by the Portuguese to be a bastion & a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Kingdom of Cochin and the Kingdom of Portugal.

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    Dutch Cemetery, Fort Kochi

    Dutch Cemetery, Kochi is a historic Christian cemetery at Fort Kochi, in Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala.

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    The Sanctuary

    The Sanctuary is the training ground and academy base of the Indian football club Kerala Blasters FC. The club officially announced the completion of development on 5 September 2025.

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    Hill Palace, Kochi

    Hill Palace is an archaeological museum and palace located in the Tripunithura neighbourhood of Kochi, Kerala. It is the largest archeological museum in the state and was the royal administrative office and official residence of the Cochin Maharaja.

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    Cochin Port Maritime Heritage Museum

    The Cochin Port Maritime Heritage Museum is a museum located on Willingdon Island in Kochi, Kerala. The museum has rare collection of photographs related to the evolution of Cochin as a port city.

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    Kerala Museum

    Kerala Museum at Edapally, Kochi, India, is one of the oldest art and history museums in Kochi. It is managed by the Madhavan Nayar Foundation, a registered Public Charitable Trust, established in 1984, founded by philanthropist and entrepreneur R.

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    Ernakulam Shiva Temple

    Ernakulam Shiva Temple, also known as Ernakulathappan Temple, is one of the major temples of Kerala, located in heart of Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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    Syro-Malabar Church

    The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or Edtha Qatholiqi d'Malabar Suryaya, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India.

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    St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam
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    Church of Our Lady of Life
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    Kochi Jain temple
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    Chempittapally
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    Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi
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    National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom
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    Church of Our Lady of Hope
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    Church of Saint Francis, Kochi
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    Tirunettur Mahadeva Temple
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    St Louis Church, Mundamveli
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    Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
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    St. George's Syro-Malabar Forane Church, Edappally
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    Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
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    Edappally Juma Mosque
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    Chakkamkulangara Siva Temple
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    Chittoor Sree Krishnaswamy Temple
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    St. Lawrence Church, Edacochin
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    St. George Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Karingachira