Area Attractions

The largest shopping mall in Kerala with more than 215 outlets including food courts, restaurants, family entertainment zones, a multiplex, an ice-skating ring, and a bowling alley.

One of the oldest streets in Fort Kochi featuring many small shops selling souvenirs, handicrafts, and exquisite Malayali saris that can be tailored within 24 hours to take back home.

Tribal artifacts, paintings, shawls, figurines, etc. The profits go towards supporting local artisans.

Durbar Hall Art Gallery is one of the best art galleries in Kerala and houses paintings by illustrious local artists. Exhibitions of paintings by contemporary artists are also frequently held.

The garden of the Bishop’s House preserves the heritage of one of India’s earliest Catholic communities, including vestments, silver processional crosses and altarpieces from the Cochin diocese.

The pioneer of Fort Cochin’s art revival, Kashi displays the changing exhibitions of local artists.

Includes over 4,000 artifacts and covers three architectural styles: Malabar on the ground floor, Kochi on the first, and Travancore on the second. Upstairs is a beautiful wood-lined theatre, with a seventeenth-century wooden ceiling.

Renowned kalarippayat learning centre.

This cultural village offers a taste of Keralan music and arts under one roof with a small cultural museum and performances of kathakali and kalarippayat, as well as other cultural shows in an impressive complex.

Enjoy a Kathakali show or performances of the martial art of kalarippayat, traditional music and classical dance.

One of the oldest Kathakali theatres in Kerala, the performances are focused on the religious history of Kathakali.