📍 Palace📍 Museum📍 Heritage

Hill Palace Museum, Tripunithura

Kochi, Kerala, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

Kerala's largest archaeological museum in the 49-building palace of the Cochin royals — crown jewels, murals and deer-park grounds.

Why visit: The Cochin dynasty's treasury on a garden hill.

Things to do

›Royal crown gallery
›Palace courtyards
›Deer park
›Heritage furniture

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar (closed Mon)

Entry fee

₹20–50

Est. budget

₹150–400

Duration

2–3 hrs

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