of the top 10 drive in beaches in the world by BBC survey.http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160617-the-worlds-best-beaches-for-driving It is an important center of Kalari payattu and health tourism. Other visitors come to experience Theyyam and explore the area's history, such as Tellicherry Fort. Thalassery Pier (Kadalpaalam), Overbury's Folly, Pazhassi Dam and Reservoir garden and Malayala Kala Gramam, New Mahe,(7 km from Thalassery) are other attractions. A shipwreck is visible near the Thalassery shore. Political violence This area is an epicenter of political violence between RSS and Communists. Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been fighting in this area for supremacy for the last 50 years. Clashes in 2008 left seven people killed and many have been injured. The High Court of Kerala called this manslaughter a "compelling sport" and suggested permanent deployment of Central forces in the affected areas. Notable residents Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Hermann Gundert William Logan Janaki Ammal (Botanist) Vainu Bappu DR.Ayyathan Gopalan DR.Ayyathan Janaki Ammal (Physician) Sanjayan (Prof. Mannikoth Ramunni Nair) O Chandhu Menon Prof. M.N. Vijayan Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar Moorkoth Ramunni Moorkoth Kumaran Vagbhatananda Keeleri Kunhikannan Anadhatheerthan K. Raghavan C V Devan Nair Pinarayi Vijayan V. Muraleedharan Kodiyeri Balakrishnan N Prabhakaran VP Sathyan C.K. Vineeth Sreenivasan Eranholi Moosa Shaan Rahman Deepak Dev Vineeth Sreenivasan Dhyan Sreenivasan Sushin Shyam Rayshad Rauf Chundangapoyil Rizwan Climate Thalassery experiences a Tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification. The wet season starts in June as the South-west monsoon first hits the coastal Kerala and continues until the end of September. A brief pre-monsoon Mango showers interval occurs sometime during April. Precipitation from the North-East Monsoon sets in during the second half of October through November. See also Culture of Thalassery Jagannath Temple, Thalassery Koorara Thiruvangad Sree Ramaswami Temple References Further reading Thalassery Arivukal K. M. Govi. Thalassery: Sanjayan Samskarika Vedi, 2011 External links Thalassery – Land of 3Cs Town:Thalassery The Map of Thalassery Town:Google Maps Cities and towns in Kannur district Populated coastal places in India Beaches of Kerala