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,
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.
