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Kappad Beach
Location: About 16 km from Kozhikode town. For the people of Kozhikode,
this pleasant stretch of rock studded beach is Kappakkadavu. To the tourist
it is one of the most charming of Kerala's beaches. Kappad finds mention
in history and geography texts as the gateway to the Malabar coast.
Here, 501 years ago, 170 men led by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da
Gama (1460-1524) sailed in and stepped into Kerala to create a new chapter
in history. The story of a long and tumultuous socio-political relationship
between India and Europe.
It was the spices and wealth of Malabar that first brought the Arabs,
the Phoenicans, the Greeks, the Romans, the Portuguese, the Dutch and
the English to Kerala. Kappad has witnessed many such landings. Kozhikode
was then the most important trade centre of the Malabar region and the
Zamorins who ruled this mighty land were powerful and shrewd.
Though the Portuguese were welcomed in Kozhikode they were not too well
encouraged or entertained for long by the Zamorins, which might be the
reason they shifted their base to Kochi and Kollam down south. Today only
a little stone monument is left at the Kappad beach to speak of its great
historic importance. On the rocks nearby is a temple believed to be 800
years old.
To the tourist, however, this little sea faring town is a haven. The
best route to Kappad is along the backwaters. Unspoilt and uncrowded,
the picturesque backwaters of Kozhikode offers a bewitching experience.
A ride down the backwaters through the Korappuzha river brings you to
the beach.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Kozhikode, about 16 km.
Nearest airport: Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about 23
km from Kozhikode town.
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