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Beaches in Goa
To chill, laze around, drink and eat or to take a dip, Goa has long stretches of silvery sands of beaches to cater to the above needs.
1. Anjuna Beach ( North Goa)
Major crowd starts pouring in around Christmas and New Year’s time. This beach is famous for its full moon beach parties. |
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2. Baga Beach ( North Goa)
It is a small fishing beach with large shady trees. The medicinal spring is another major tourist attraction. This spring is considered to have medicinal values.
3. Calangute ( North Goa)
Lying on the shores of Arabian Sea of North Goa, Calangute beach is 15km from Panaji. It is one of the most popular and attractive holiday resorts as one can see small houses located amongst the coconut groves. Bars and restaurants are readily available at the entrance of the beach.
4. Candolim Beach ( North Goa)
It’s a fun beach where an array of water sports are available including wind surfing, water surfing, water skiing, parasailing. South to it is the Auguda Fort which was built in 1912.
5. Dona Paula ( North Goa)
The most interesting or the scariest feature about this beach is that it is considered to be haunted. The romantic story of Dona Paula de Menezes and her lover has been the very reason behind this myth. This story goes back to the colonial days. Dona was the daughter of a viceroy and was prohibited from marrying her love who was a local Goan fisherman. To mark her protest she killed herself by jumping from a nearby cliff. And according to some you may occasionally catch a glimpse of her walking in the waves on moonlit nights. Apart from this water sports are also very popular here including para sailing, sports fishing, Kayaking, water skiing and so on. In its neighborhood one can find the National Oceanography institute. Tourist destination, Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and the Reis Magos Church.
6. Aviator Beach ( North Goa)
Vagator is situated near Chapora, a fishing village. Here one can have a view of the Chapora fort designed in red stone, which is a Portuguese fort.
7. Bogmolo Beach ( South Goa)
It is situated 8km from Vasco Da Gama and is not as crowded as the Anjuna beach. The major attraction of this beach is diving. Recently a diving school has opened that gives diving courses. This is one of the few places where such a unique course is offered.
8. Majorda Beach ( South Goa)
A comparatively less visited beach, is known to sell the best of Goan toddy and European beads.
Beach Shacks
A mention of the shacks is important as not knowing them is not knowing Goa. Shacks are a common feature in most of the beaches. These are basically shelters and are equipped with beach beds, beach chairs and beach umbrellas. Here you get to have an exotic view of the beaches while sipping your drink or just relaxing. The best part about these shacks is the, cheap, tasty, local flavored food that you get.
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