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St. Francis Church

India's oldest European church, where Vasco da Gama was first buried in 1524.

Photo: Ranjith Siji · CC BY-SA 4.0
Price
Free
Time Needed
30 minutes
Address
St. Francis CSI Church, Church Road, Fort Kochi, Kerala 682001Directions
Getting There
In Fort Kochi, a short walk from the nets.

Why Go

Portuguese friars built it in the early 1500s. Da Gama's body was later taken back to Portugal, but his gravestone remains.

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