DUTCH CEMETERY

The small Dutch cemetery is the oldest European cemetery in India. At the entrance, the date 1724, the year of its consecration, is engraved on a pillar. The 104 tombs, none of which has a cross, are those of Europeans who changed the destiny of Cochin. The inscriptions are in old Dutch. Today the tombs are overgrown, which gives the place a special atmosphere. Closed to the public, its doors can however be opened by making a request to the Saint-Francis church, in charge of the place.