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The Antique Sellers of Jew Street:
The shops nearby the Jewish synagogue are the centre of spice trade and curio shops. Varieties of traditional items are sold here. Its just a walk down the lanes of antiquity. The Jew Street is lined with shops that sell curios, antique pieces of crockery, carved wooden furniture, bronze and brass sculptures, remnants of traditional houses, and jewellery. The antique sellers of these streets are the descendants of a fast dwindling population of Jews who settled down here in AD 52. Every piece that they sell has its own tale to narrate - of a palace or a home of the nobility, of travels across many lands and ages, etc.

This Jewish Synagogue is a fascination for hundreds of visitors everyday and a mark of exceptional architecture and history. But Kochi has made a name with its synagogue and the popular antique shops. There are a few other Jewish settlements too in the State.

Access through:
Rail: Ernakulam about 10 km.
Air: Cochin International Airport , about 30 km.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary:
It is a beautiful place where wild animals are nurtured. And it is 192 km away from Ernakulam.

Fort Kochi:
It is a historical place with tales of myriad seafaring visitors who landed at Fort Kochi for trade and stayed here for long and became the inhabitants here. The history of Fort Kochi began with a major flood in 1341 AD. Later Kochi became the trade centre with seafaring visitors from all over the world.It became the first European township in when the Portuguese in the 15th century settled here.
 
Later Kochi was handed over to the hands of the Dutch in 1663 AD and later it came to the hands of British rule in 1795. It became the prime commercial centre and its fame soared far and wide. It became not only a trade centre, but also a major military base, a vibrant cultural hub, a great ship building centre, a centre for Christianity and so on. After all of these shuffling and reshuffling in the history, about thirteen communities stay here in harmony.

The other sites are the Chinese fishing nets (the first net was believed to have been used somewhere between 1350 and 1450 AD), Vasco Da Gama Square, Santa Cruz Basilica, St. Francis Church, VOC Gate, Bastion Bunglow, etc.
 
Access through:
Road: Fort Kochi is accessible by bus or ferry. The bus ride from Ernakulam town, which is nearly 13 km away, takes about an hour and the ferry ride from the Main boat jetty at Ernakulam, about 20 minutes.
Rail: Ernakulam, about 1 1/2 km from the Main boat jetty.
Air: Cochin International Airport , about 20 km.