The shops near by the Jewish synagogue are the centre of spice trade and curio shops. Varieties of traditional things are sold here. 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.
This Jewish Synagogue is a fascination for hundreds of visitors everyday and a mark of exceptional architecture and history. But Kochi has made a name with its synagogue and the popular antique shops. There are a few other Jewish settlements too in the State.
