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Lesser Known Fort at God's Own Country - Tellicherry Fort

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Even though i am a Malayalee,i have never heard of a fort in Thalassery. I came to know about this fort when i first visited the website of Kerala tourism to search for places to visit nearby Kannur as my native is in Kannur. This place is famous for the coastal beaches and fish trading in Kerala.This place is some 22 km south of the Kannur district. In the month of Jan 2012 me and my family planned the visit to this place along with the coast of Thalassery. We drove straight to the fort passing by the long stretch of Thalassery sea shore which runs n parallel to the road.We stopped for some time in a small park which is in the sea shore.We took some snacks took rest for a while. Sea waves on the long stretch of Thalassery Seashore Then we embarked for our onward journey to the fort.Around noon we reached the fort.The fort is simple in the sense it doesn't have the hustle of a tourist center and there is not much tourist who were visiting this place.The fort is at a h...