64 km from Vishakapatnam, is a place of historical importance. It was the capital of the Gajapati chiefs in the 17th century A.D. The magnificent fort in this town depicts the past glory of these rajas. It has a Music and Sanskrit College.

Besides the above, there are also many other interesting places of historical and architectural importance, and pilgrimage centres which attract the pilgrims as well as tourists with their natural scenery around them like Arasavalli, Srikurmam and Mukhalingam (Srikakulam), Ramateerdham (Vizianagaram), Upamaka (Vishakapatnam), Annavaram and Draksharama (East Godavari) etc.