Kochi is known as the "Queen of the Arabian Sea" Kochi (Cochin). It is a busy port city, known for the Chinese fishing nets in its harbor. Cochin harbor is also an attractive tourist sight with ships, people and tourists come to enjoy the mystic moments of the sea. It is famous in different forms, as a world-famous port, as a business center and also as a glamorous mirror to Kerala's vivid multifaceted personality.
Area: 8,700 sq km
Places to see:

• Fort Cochin: This is India’s oldest European built church constructed in 1503. its main attractions are its European heritage, its air of genteel decay, and stubborn self-absorption. The most enduring impression of Fort Cochin is the enigma of the Chinese fishing nets, perching along the backwaters. The Chinese fishing nets are the most efficient means of backwater fishing and Fort Cochin is full of them.
• St. Francis' Church: This chief landmark was built in the early 16th century. is the oldest existing European church in India. The church began life as a wooden structure built by the five friars who accompanied the Portuguese to Cochin in 1503. The most magnificent pageant enacted here was the burial of Vasco da Gama in 1526.
• The Dutch Palace at Matancherry: This place was built by the Portuguese and presented to the Cochin ruler Vira Kerala Varma in 1555 as an act of expiation. The extensions of the east and south and the wooden ceilings of the Coronation Hall were incorporated by the Dutch and hence the name. The real glory of the palace however lies in its wall murals, depicting stories from the Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata and other legends.

• By Air: There are Indian Airlines and Jet Airways direct services to Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Goa, Bangalore, and Trivandrum from Cochin.
• By Rail: Cochin is connected by rail to most of the important cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai.
• By Road: Cochin is connected by road with several tourist centers in India. It is 565 km from Bangalore, 223 km from Coimbatore, 848 km from Goa, 694 km from Madras, 470 km from Mysore, and 312 km form Ootacamund.