Fort Kochi is a quaint seaside region known for its colonial Dutch, Portuguese, and British architecture, and intricate bamboo fishing nets at Fort Kochi Beach. The original burial place of the explorer Vasco da Gama was St. Francis Church. Keralan specialties are served in trendy restaurants and chic cafés, and quaint shops sell cotton clothes and handmade souvenirs. Heritage buildings home to galleries of modern art.
