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The Antique Sellers of Jew Street
Location: About 10 km from Ernakulam town

It's almost a walk down the lanes of antiquity. The Jew Street is lined with
shops that sell curios, antique pieces of crockery, carved wooden furniture,
bronze and brass sculptures, remnants of traditional houses, and jewellery.
The antique sellers of these streets are the descendants of a fast dwindling
population of Jews who settled down here in AD 52. Every piece that they sell
has its own tale to narrate - of a palace or a home of the nobility, of travels
across many lands and ages.
The Jewish Synagogue here, a mark of exceptional architecture and history,
is a fascination for hundreds of visitors everyday. There are a few other
Jewish settlements too in the State. But Kochi has made a name with its synagogue
and the popular antique shops.
Getting there :
Nearest railway station : Ernakulam about 10 km.
Nearest airport : Cochin International Airport, about 30 km.
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