Why visit Vypīn
Townapedia lists 33 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 156 places to eat, 211 places to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Fort Kochi beach, Goshree bridges, Indo-Portuguese Museum and Cochin Port Maritime Heritage Museum.
Weather in Vypīn
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About Vypīn
Vypin (IPA: [ʋɐi̯pːin], Cochin Portuguese: Isla Santa) is one of the group of islands that form part of the city of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala.
From the Wikipedia article Vypin (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do11
Fort Kochi beach
Beach · 1.4 km
Beach in Ernakulam district, Keralam, India
Thoppumpady BOT Bridge
Bridge · 3.7 km
Bridge in Kochi, Kerala, India
Museums and landmarks33
Indo-Portuguese Museum
Museum · 1.2 km
Museum in Ernakulam district, Keralam, India
Tu-Su 09:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00
Cochin Port Maritime Heritage Museum
Museum · 1.2 km
Heritage museum in Kerala
Indian Naval Maritime Museum
Museum · 1.5 km
KJ Herschel Road
Tu-Fr 9:30-13:30, 14:30-17:30; Sa-Su 9:30-13:30, 14:30-20:00
Mattancherry Dutch Palace Complex
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
21 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes156
Kashi Art Cafe
Cafe · International · 0.8 km
Cafe cum art gallery
Burgher Street, Fort Kochi
Mo-Su 08:30-22:00
Trouvaille
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Italian, Burger, Pasta, Dessert · 0.8 km
Princess St, Fort Nagar, Fort Kochi
Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa-Su 08:30-22:00
Café Crafters
Cafe · 1.6 km
Vegetarian dishes (burger too) available. non-expensive price. coconut icecream!
VI/141 Jew Town, Cochin
Canvas
Restaurant · Pizza, Italian, Pasta · 1.1 km
1/1996A Vadathaza Lane, Fort Kochi
12:00-24:00
Kayees Biryani, Mattancherry
Restaurant · Regional · 0.7 km
One of the oldest biriyani spots in cochin. It is a trademark of cochin you can say. Delicious biriyani and other kerala dishes at...
Gujarathi Road, Kochi
12:30AM onwards
B for Biryani Kochi.
Restaurant · Regional · 0.7 km
Gujarathi Road, Kochi
12:30AM to 04:00PM Lunch time only.
Hotel Cochin Fort
Restaurant · Indian, Seafood, Fish
Bellar Road, Ernakulam
12:00-22:00
144 more on the map.
Where to stay211
Churches and places of worship61
Mattancherry Paradesi Synagogue
Place of worship · Orthodox · 1.4 km
Palace Road, Mattancherry, Kochi
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica
Church · Catholic · 0.8 km
KB Jacob Road, Kochi
St. George Orthodox Koonan Kurish Church
Church · Orthodox · 0.6 km
Pullupaalam rd , Mattancherry, Kochi., Kochi
Shopping29
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries46
Government Upper Primary School Thamaraparambu
School · 1.2 km
MATTANCHERY, ERNAKULAM
Shri Gujarathi Vidyalaya High School, Mattancherry
School · 1.1 km
Mattanchery, Ernakulam
St Francis Church Lower Primary School,Fort Kochi
School · 1.0 km
Mattanchery, Ernakulam
Thirumala Devaswom Lower Primary School, Mattanchery
School · 1.2 km
Mattanchery, Ernakulam
Canossa Lower Primary And Upper Primary School Vypin
School · 1.0 km
MATTANCHERY, ERNAKULAM
Government Girls Higher Secondary School,Mattanchery
School · 0.8 km
Mattanchery, Ernakulam
Government Higher Secondary School Central Calvathy
School
Mattanchery, Ernakulam
Healthcare20
Kripa Ayurveda Marma Hospital
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 km
Fort Vypeen-Fort kochi RoRo Service, ERNAKULAM
Map of Vypīn
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cochin International Airport (COK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.
- Kanayannur 2 km east, about 2 min by car
- Kochi 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Mulavukad 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Elamkunnapuzha 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Arukutti 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Alappuzha 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Thrissur 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Haripād 79 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Katavallūr 86 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Cheruthuruthi 87 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Fort Kochi Beach Sunset 2, Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Goshree bridge kochi, Seny P from Ernakulam, India, CC BY 2.0
- The Rail Bridge to Vallarpadam Is., Dr. Ajay Balachandran, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vypin Lighthouse IMG20230722124823, Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bishop's House, Fort Kochi, Deepakp7 ( talk )Deepakp7, Public domain
- Church of St Anthony of Lisbon, SerChevalerie, CC0
- Our Lady of Hope Church, Vypin 08, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CSI Immanuek church , Broadway, Princebpaul0484, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of Our Lady of Life, Mattancherry in Kerala 04, Pinakpani, CC BY 4.0
- St George Church Kochi, Koonankurish2, CC0
- St Mary's Syro Malabar Basilica, Ricky19, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vallarpadom Church, Captain, GFDL
- Kochi Santa Cruz A, Wouter Hagens, Public domain
- Mattancherry Palace DSC 0899, Ranjith Siji, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025 - Paradesi Synagogue - 25, This picture has been taken by Oleg Yunakov . Contact e-mail: yunakov gmail.com . Image can be used in accordance with the terms of the СС-BY-SA license. Other photos can be seen here ., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort-kochi-relics2, Challiyan at ml.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
- I Old harbor - front-01 after, ArchKarl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mattancherry BOT Bridge, Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jewish synagouge kochi india, jeem from Saint Louis, United States, CC BY 2.5
- Santa Cruz Basilica - 200 MP 03, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Louis Mundamveli, Tellmethetruth555, CC BY 4.0
- View of Cochin, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Cochin Maritime Heritage Museum, Thilsebatti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sculptures at Greenix Village 13, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Coonan Cross Church foundation, Gnoeee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miniature Home at Greenix village 2, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miniature Home at Greenix village 3, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 18, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 1, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 4, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 11, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 7, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 12, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 8, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 10, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 9, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 16, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 13, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 2, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Huge 3D Model in Greenix Village 3, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Indian Naval Maritime Museum, Kochi, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort Kochi Jail Museum inside, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bastion Bungalow 2023, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
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