1. Kochi is the commercial capital of Kerala. It is well connected by rail, road and airways with major cities across India.

2. You can cover the length and breadth of Fort Kochi in about an hour.

3. Once in town, hire a cab from the airport, ask your hotel to organise reliable transport, or take the ferry from the main boat jetty or terminus jetty near Willington Island.

4. Fort Kochi has several sightseeing options -- the Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Chinese fishing nets, and a whole lot of Portuguese architecture.

5. Cuisines includes North Indian, Keralite, Chinese, European and continental food. If you are non-vegetarian, you are in luck. Indulge in a variety of seafood and meat.

How to get there

By rail: Ernakulam Railway Station is 1.5 kilometres from the main boat jetty.

By air: Cochin International Airport is 50 kilometres from Fort Kochi.

Web sites: www.keralatourism.org, www.ernakulam.com/fortkochi.htm

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