Cherai

Worth seeing in and around Cherai

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Syro-Malabar Church

   The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or Edtha Qatholiqi d'Malabar Suryaya, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a sui iuris particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.

   900 m · East Syriac Catholic Church based in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Francis Church

   Saint Francis Church, in Fort Kochi, Kochi, originally built in 1503, is one of the oldest European churches in India and has historical significance as a witness to the European colonial ambitions in the subcontinent. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India.

   3.4 km · church in Kerala · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Santa Cruz Basilica

   The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, also known as Kotta Palli or Kottepalli, is located in Fort Kochi, Kochi. It is one of the thirty-four basilicas in India and one of nine in Kerala.

   3.2 km · church in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium

   The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, commonly known as Kaloor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India, currently used for association football. Opened in 1996, initially it had a capacity 100,000 spectators, gradually reduced to comply with operational safety, and now seating 41,000 spectators, although it got limited further during 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup under FIFA security guidelines.

   4.1 km · International multi-purpose stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mattancherry Palace

   The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. The palace was included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

   2.4 km · Palace in Ernakulam district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Paradesi Synagogue

   The Paradesi Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It was built in 1568 A.D. by Samuel Castiel, David Belila, and Joseph Levi for the flourishing Paradesi Jewish community in Kochi.

   2.5 km · synagogue in India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Fort Emmanuel

   Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was built by the Portuguese to be a bastion & a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Kingdom of Cochin and the Kingdom of Portugal.

   3.6 km · Fort in Ernakulam district, Keralam, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Vallarpadam Church

   The National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, more commonly referred to as Vallarpadam Basilica is a minor basilica and a major Christian pilgrimage centre in Vallarpadam, a suburb in Ernakulam, in the city of Kochi, in Kerala, India. Around 5 million Christians visit the basilica every year.

   2.6 km · church in India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Basilica

   The St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica is a cathedral in Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

   900 m · church in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Chempittapally Mosque

    Chempittapally, also known as Chembitta Palli and as Chembittapally Juma Masjid, is a Sifi Friday mosque in the Mattancherry neighbourhood, in Kochangadi, Kochi, in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India. Built between 1520 and 1540, the roof of the mosque was decorated with copper tiles, hence chempitta pally.

    3.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia

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Things to do

1. 01
   Fort Kochi Beach

   A historical beach where 1st Portuguese-Dutch war broke out in the 17th century.

From Wikivoyage: Cherai, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Kayees Rahamatulla Cafe

   Mattanchery.

2. 02
   Sree Krishna Cafe

   Gujarati restaurant famous for its cutlets and battoora, and vegetarian curries.

3. 03
   Fort House Restaurant and Hotel

   At the waterfront, offering good Kerala food and great views.

From Wikivoyage: Cherai, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Cherai

Airports

Cochin (COK), 24 km · Calicut (CCJ), 133 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 144 km

Stations

Ernakulam Junction railway station, 2.4 km · Cochin Port, 1.1 km · Ernakulam Town Railway station, 2.4 km · International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi, 2 km · Cochin Harbour Terminus, 1.9 km

• Calicut → Cherai

  131 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · ₹960–1,190
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• Coimbatore → Cherai

  128 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · ₹1,050–1,320
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• Thiruvananthapuram → Cherai

  202 km · quickest by road, 4h 53m · ₹1,510–1,890
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