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Location: About 16 km from Kozhikode town
For the natives the place 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. In 1498, 170 men led by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sailed in and stepped into Kerala to create a new chapter in history. It was 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.
Getting there:
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Nearest railway station: Kozhikode, about 16 km.
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Nearest airport: Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about 23 km from Kozhikode town.
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