Tourism Places in Kannur

Kannur District is the major centre of Theyyam, a ritual dance of northern Kerala. Kannur has several beautiful beaches, some of them are Payyambalam Beach, Baby Beach, Meenkunnu Beach, Mopila Bay, Kizhunna Ezhara Beach, and Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach. Aralam Wildlife sanctuary, Ezhimala, and Thalassery Fort are some of the tourist destinations.

Important places of worship are Parassinikadavu Sree Muthappan Temple, Madayi Mosque, Trichambaram Temple, Sree Mookambika Temple (Pallikunnu) and Rajarajeswara Temple. Kannur is easily reachable by road, rail, air and sea. The two airports at Mangalore, Karnataka in the north and Kozhikode in the south are just about 125 killometers away from Kannur.

Parassinikadavu Sree Muthappan Temple : Parassinikkadavu Sree Muthappan Temple is situated 18 km away from Kannur on the banks of river Valapattanam

St. Angelos Fort : St

Arakkal Palace : Arakkal Palace is 3 km from Kannur town

Aralam Wildlife Sanctury : Aralam Wildlife Sanctury is a beautiful place situated 35 km away from Thalassery

Payyambalam Beach : Payyambalam Beach is a quiet and beautiful beach which lies 2 km away from Kannur Fort

Meenkunnu Beach : Meenkunnu Beach is situated at Azhikkode 12 km away from Kannur

Muzhappilangad Beach : Muzhappilangad Beach which spreads about 4km is said to be the only Drive-in beach in Kerala

Dharmadam Island : Dharmadam Island (Green Island) is a small 2 hectare private island in Kannur

Ezhimala : Ezhimala is a beautiful hilly area blessed by nature situated very close to the sea, 55 km away from Kannur

Madayi Mosque : This beautiful ancient mosque was originally built in 1124 by Malik Ibn Dinar, a Muslim preacher

Trichambaram Temple : Trichambaram Temple is situated 20 km from Kannur

Rajarajeswara Temple : The Rajarajeswara temple is a beautiful Shiva temple and is located at Taliparamba in Kannur

Thalassery Fort : Thalassery Fort is in Thalassery (Tellicherry) a town in Kannur