Bekal is a small town in Kasargod, the northernmost district of Kerala. The town is most famous for its giant fort surrounded by the calm Arabian Sea. Much historical significance is associated with this fort. A strategic post that witnesses the varying phases of time and battles for supremacy between many kingdoms ranging from Nayakas to Mysore Sultans to British East India Company, Bekal for is still the largest and the best preserved one in the state. The adjoining beach also bears the same name. And the fort-beach pair offers ultimate attraction to the tourists.