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City Tour >>Nearest
Places
City
Tour - Western Side
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Palliport
(Pallipuram) Fort
The oldest European fort built in India, built by the
Portuguese in 150, situated at the far end of Vypin island.
It is Small and hexagonal, the structure's walls have
around 20 cannon emplacements.The Dutch captured the fort
in 1661 and sold it to the State of Travancore in 1789.
Open on Thursdays. |
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St.
Mary's Church, Vallarpadam
A major pilgrim center for Christians, St. Mary's church
is located in the middle of Vallarpadam island across
the backwaters from the mainland Ernakulam This popular
shrine was built by the Portuguese missionaries in 1524.
History has it that the old church, which was then known
as the Church of the Holy Spirit, was destroyed in floods
in the 17th century and a new church was built on the
same spot in 1676. It was declared a special church by
Pope Leo XIII in 1888. In 1951, the Union Government declared
it a major pilgrim centre. The church was declared the
status of a basilica on February 12, 2005. The church
has the famous picture of the 'blessed Virgin Mary' which
the Portuguese brought from their native land. |
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Light
House - Vypin
The light house at Ochanthuruth in Vypin is open from
3 PM to 5 PM, on all days
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