Burnasseri
Burnasseri is located in Kannur district in Kerala, South India. Kannur has through the ages, been occupied by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British. The Burnasseri Cantonment is a legacy of its colonial past.The Cantonment area is today being used by the Defence services of India.
Places of Interest
Fort St Angelo( daily 8am -6pm) – This majestic triangular shaped fort is made of laterite. A massive seafront, triangular, laterite fort, replete with a moatbritish canons and flanking bastions, the St. Angelo's Fort, also called Kannur Fort, was constructed by the first Portuguese Viceroy, Don Francisco De Almeida in 1505.
The fort offers a fascinating view of the Moppila Bay, a natural fishing bay, and the five-acre Dharmadom Island situated 100 mts away from the mainland in the Arabian Sea. A sea wall projecting from the fort separates the rough sea and inland water. The bay is, today, a modern fishing harbour, developed under an Indo-Norwegian pact.
Nearest railway station: Kannur, about 3 km away. Nearest airport: Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about 93 km away
