Kappad

Kappad Kappakadavu
—  village  —
Kappad Location of Kappad in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°23′6″N 75°43′3″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kozhikode
Subdistrict(s)	Koyilandy
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 673304 • Telephone • +91496

Kappad, or Kappakadavu locally, is famous as the beach near Kozhikode (Calicut), India, where the Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama landed on May 20, 1498. His voyage established the sea route from Europe to India. This heralded the arrival and permanent presence of various European merchant companies, leading to eventual domination and rule by the English East India Company and later the period of British colonial rule.

History

Kappad Beach in 2008

For the people of Kozhikode, this pleasant stretch of rock studded beach is Kappakkadavu.

A small stone monument there commemorates the landing with the inscription, "Vasco da Gama landed here, Kappakadavu, in the year 1498." His expedition gave the Europeans a sea route to reach the wealth of the Malabar Coast, and resulted in European domination of India for about 450 years. At that time Malabar was ruled by the Zamorins (Samoothiris, spoken locally) who gave a warm welcome to Gama. Malabar was abundant in spices, and produced a calico textile. Currently it is one of the most important tourist places in Kerala, with a wide and beautiful beach.

Actually Gama landed at port of panthalayani, that is some 6 km away from kappad. ( refer William LOGAN'S 'Malabar Manual')

And also u can see a very old temple on a big rock (URAPOTTUM KAVU)which is projected in the see.u can enjoy the total view of kappad from there.

Economy

In 2007 a R.s. 1.5-crore program to beautify the beach was launched by Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.

Transport

Getting there:

Nearest railway station: Kozhikode, about 16 km

Nearest airport: Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about 23 km from Kozhikode town.

Private transport vehicles are available to reach destinations from Calicut Municipal Bus stand (new bus-stand).

Accommodation

Resort: Renaissance

Homestay: Liberty House - Sea View

External links

• About Kappad Beach

Image-Kappad Beach [1]