Which one to choose in Kochi
Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi vs St Francis Church, Kochi
Two churches in Kochi. Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi has 1 ticket or tour to book; St Francis Church, Kochi has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Kochi, India
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica stands in Fort Kochi, the historic district of Kochi in Kerala, southern India, and entry is free. It is one of the most important churches in India and a short walk from the famous Chinese fishing nets, Saint Francis Church, where Vasco da Gama was first buried, and the colonial streets of the old town. Walking and cycling tours of Fort Kochi combine these sights with the Dutch Palace and the Jewish Synagogue in Mattancherry.
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Kochi, India
Saint Francis Church stands in Fort Kochi, the historic heart of Kochi in Kerala, southern India, a short walk from the Chinese fishing nets and Santa Cruz Basilica, and entry is free. It is the oldest European church in India and famous as the original burial place of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. The church belongs to the Church of South India, a Protestant church, and it is managed as a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India.
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