Kappad Beach Kozhikode - 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 beach 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 Beach 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 beach 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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