Fort Kochi has?a quaint ambience and the colonial buildings, telling the tales of centuries-old cultural and commercial interaction with the colonial powers of the West, makes a big impression. ?The history of Fort Kochi is fascinating with various European powers - the Portuguese in 1500, the Dutch in 1663 and the British in the 18th century invading, controlling, and looting and at the same time enriching the place. Fort Kochi owes its grace and old-world ambience to the old buildings and worshipping centres there.
