Palayūr, also called Palayoor and historically as Palur, is a town near Chavakkad, Thrissur district, India.

[5] Palayur was connected from the first century onwards even up to this day to other ancient trade centres of Kerala, especially Muziris, by rivers and backwaters.

The coast was familiar country to the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Arabs and the Chinese long before Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498.

[5][8] Palayur, popularly known as Palur among the Mappila Jews, is of great importance in many their Malayalam folk songs and other local Jewish traditions.

is unique in that the present church has a continuous history of two millennia and stands on the same spot where the apostle first established it.

The Thrissur Archdiocesan authorities are today wholeheartedly committed to the cause of developing Palayur into the focus of national and international pilgrim tourism in South India.

The 30 km long annual Lenten Mahatheerthadanam or great pilgrimage on foot from the Thrissur to Palayur has conducted in every year.

Coir was made from Palayur and nearby areas and shipped from Chavakkad ferry to Kochi and Kozhikode.

Direct trains connect Thrissur with all major Indian cities like Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Trivandrum.....