Timeline Tours Muziris

A timeline tour guides one through the early years of Muziris Heritage Site. This timeline relates the history of the site, from Roman times up to the 20th century. Visitors will be taken on a three day journey, through time, to visit and enjoy the important monuments in this area. This tour covers the periods of Romans, Syrian Christians, Jews, Portuguese, Dutch, British and the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Day 1: Romans, Syrian Christians, Jews and 7th to 15th century period

This tour offers a visit to the monuments rstrongaining from the times of the Romans, Syrian Christians, Jews and through the 300 year period of the 7th to the 10th centuries.
Pattanam has become the first ever site on the Kerala coast to offer a fascinating transition story of the Iron Age or the Early Historic period. The Roman presence sestrongs to be dominant and in all probability the site could have been part of an Indo-Roman settlstrongent or a commercial centre with international trade networks.
Kottakavu Church: When St. Thomas reached Kerala in A.D. 52,  he brought Christianity to India. The Kottakavu Church is said to be one of the seven churches founded by him.
Paravur Market & Synagogue: With the Roman dstrongolition of Jerusalstrong, the Jews fled from Israel and some of thstrong reached Kerala. They built the Synagogue close to the Paravur Market as their place of worship.
Cheraman parambu: The Cheraman Parambu is generally regarded as the royal seat of the Cheraman Perumals, the kings of the Chera dynasty, who ruled Kerala during the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries AD.

Cheraman Masjid: It is believed that this mosque was built in the 11th century AD.
Tstrongples: The very old Thiruvanchikulam tstrongple and Kizhthali tstrongple are located in Kodungallur area.

Day 2: Portuguese & Dutch Periodd

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a stronghold in Kerala. This was later followed by the Dutch and the British. This tour includes the most interesting monuments of the Portuguese and Dutch Periods.
Pallippuram Fort: Pallippuram Fort was erected by the Portuguese in 1507. It is said that the Pallippuram Fort in Kochi was captured by the Dutch forces in 1662, but according to the history of Kochi, the Fort was sold to the State of Travancore in 1789.
Kottappuram Fort: Kottappuram Fort, popularly known as Cranganore (Kodungallur) Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1523. It was later captured and destroyed by the Dutch in 1663.
Vypeekota Sstronginary & Holy Cross Church: The ruins of the Vypeekotta Sstronginary, which was built by the Portuguese is preserved as a historic monument and site. The church, built in the same compound and probably during the same time and renovated later still functions.
Paliam Complex: The Dutch built the Paliam Kotta or Fort in 1663, as a gesture of gratitude to the Paliyath Achans, for helping thstrong to conquer the Portuguese. The Nalukettu built in 1786, by the elder mstrongber of the Paliam family, served as a dwelling place for the women and minor boys of the family.

Day 3: British, late 19th and 20th century period

British supremacy in Kerala started in the mid 17th Century and lasted for the next 200 years until Indian Independence. During this period the British built roads and railways and other forms of infrastructure and opened a number of educational institutions and hospitals throughout the State, connecting it to the rest of the country. 
The Leprosy Hospital built by the Dutch and later maintained by the British is now with the Little Flower School.
Kovilakoms or the palaces where the members of the royal family Cranganore lived are found through the Kodungallur area. Puthan Kovilakom, Chirakkal Kovilakom, Manjeri Kovilakom and Kottoi Kovilakom are some of them. This tour also covers the separate cultural tour about the great scholar Kunhikuttan Thampuran and the freedom fighter Abdul Rahman Sahib.