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 Sea-Farming 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 Portugese, 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.
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