[edit] Kappad Beach
Kappad Beach is located 16 Km from Kozhikode, it’s a rock studded beach with a pleasant view. Kappad is the place where Vasco da Gama was believed to have been landed in 1498 along with 170 men. At that time Kozhikode was the most important trade center of the Malabar region.
The history tell that it was the spices and wealth of Malabar that first brought the Arabs, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English to Kerala. Kappad has witnessed many such landings. On the rocks there is a temple which is believed to be some 800 years old. Kappad is easily accessible by rail and road, while the best way to reach here is along the backwaters of Kozhikode.
