Indian
tourist place Kozhikode is also known as Calicut. The other name of the city is
Kumarakom, though mostly people recognized the place with Calicut name.
Kozhikode is the Malabar shore of Kerala. Earlier the town was used for trading
in southern India. Sea route to Kozhikode from Eruope nations was discovered by
famous explorer Vasco Da Gama. He was the first captain who discovered the
direct route from European country to India. In world history he found the
Calicut city of India and suggested other countries to link India through same
way. The Kozhikode town was regarded newest city on earth.
Visiting
Calicut will explore the town with lush flora, rivers, wildlife, hills and
worship places. Travelers can enjoy this wonderful place with greenery every
where. The top beach Kappakkadavu is most attractive spot of town. This beach
is listed in history as Vasco Da Gama come to this beach first and created a
History.
Kerala is
all time favorite destinations especially for foreign voyagers. The backwaters
are unique feature which is not possible anywhere else in the whole world.
These backwaters are successful ecological unit of India having countless
canals, lakes, deltas and estuaries with 44 rivers. These rivers are drained in
Arabian Sea. Countless tourist spots such as Pazhassiraja Museum, Pookot Lake,
Thusharagiri waterfalls, Thali Temple, Bird Sanctuary, Dolphin’s Point, Lion’s
Park and Lighthouse are some other best tourist spots of Calicut.
Some rivers
of south India such as Murad River, Mahe River, Kallai River, Korapuzha River
and Chaliyar River passes from the town. Its road network is best and state
government is having frequent buses from various parts of the nation.
Few stunning
attraction spots of Calicut are discussed below:
Art Gallery: the first location in Kozhikode is Art gallery
established only for paintings and painters. The gallery is inside the
Pazhassirajah Museum which is one more tourist place.
Krishna
Menon Museum: next
location is Menon museum made Indian culture rich and completely heritage. The
spot is named in honor of the great Indian Sri V. Krishna Menon. His personal
gifted belongings are present in the museum.
Mananchira
Square: another spot
is Mananchira Square which is the man-made lake situated near the central part
of city. The square is named after Manadevan Samoothiri who was the ruler of
Kozhikode Empire.
Pazhassiraja
Museum: new location
is museum situated at 5 kms distance from Kozhikode. Museum is positioned on
East Hill area of the city. Like other spots this museum is also named after a
famous personality Pazhassiraja Kerala Varma. He was from the Kottayam royal
family of Padinjare Kovilakom
Thikkoti
Light House: the most
interesting historical place of Calicut is Thikkoti light house.
Elathur: the village Elathur is surrounded by Arabian Sea
in west direction and river Korapuzha in north direction. The distance of
Elathur town is 10 kms from Kozhikode City. Here travelers can view historic
Canoly Canal which is named after the R.Canoly, the collector of British East
India Company.
Kappad
Beach: the beaches
of Kerala makes it world tourist destination. Kappad Beach is historical beach
which was explored by great explorer Vasco Da Gama. He put the first step of
his journey in Kappad Beach.
Some other
destinations like Kadalundi, Tali Temple, and Sweet Street (also known as
Mithai Theravu) are available in Calicut where voyagers can spend their
valuable time.
Attain to
Calicut:
By Road: Kerala State transport is well-known for its
services. The buses from Kerala and Karnataka state are allowing voyagers to
reach the spot easily. Luxuries buses are available from Bangalore, Mangalore, Chennai and Trivandrum.
