Cochin
(also Known as Ernakulam) Travel Guide
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. 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 Portuguese, the Dutch and later the British. The result of
these cultural influences are seen in the many examples of Indo European
architecture that still exist here.
