NORTH KERALA -calicut

North Kerala -Starts from Kozhikode to Kasargode Northern side of Kerala is well connected by road , rail and air with majour towns in India. Calicut is the main city .Calicut was the traditional capital of North kerala under the Zamorin's rule. Main city is 23 km away from Calicut inetrnational airport .
Deluxe and std hotel accommodations are vailable in the city . Few homestay's also availabel for foreign tourists .kappad beach where the Portugese navigator landed first is one of the attractions near Calicut which is 18 km away from city .Kappad beach resort cituated in the beach provides luxurious accommodation and Ayurvedic rejuvination packages.
SM (sweet meat) street is the main shopping area in Calicut city.Hindu ,Jain and Parsi temples.churches,Mosque situated in and aound the city .Calicut beach is near the city .During festivals and improtant social functions entertainments like Koothu, Kathakali, Ottanthullal and Kaikottikali are performed. There are also ritual dances such as Thira and Theyyam. One of the pastimes of the Muslims is Mappilapattu and Oppana. Oppana is performed during marriages .
Pazhassiraja museum and Krishna menon museum. planitorium, mananchira square,dolphin's park,kallai river, lions park etc are few important attractions in the city .
Beypore is 10 km is away from city .it is famous for uru making industries, hand waeving centre and a majour port in this are..Uru is a traditional arabian sailing vessel .The Beypore beach has a bride made by huge stones making a pathway around 2km into the sea.
Kadalundy bird sanctuary is near from Beypore is house to more than hundred variety's of birds and around 60 varity's of migrating birds .

Peruvannamuzhi dam , Kakkayam are other majour tousit places accessible from the city .There are tour opeartors arranging one day trip to these places .

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