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Goa Beaches
Colva Beach -
Calangute Beach - Dona
Paula Beach -
Miramar Beach -
Arjuna
Beach -
Vagator Beach -
Arambol Beach
- Agonda Beach -
Palolem Beach
Palolem Beach, Goa
Palolem Beach
Palolem is probably Goa's
most beautiful and idyllic beach and it has 1.5 km crescent shaped
beach. The beach lies on the southern
coastline of Goa amidst outstanding natural beauty. The
sweeping crescent of white sand is fringed by a shady rim of coconut
palms and the whole beach is hemmed in at either end by rocky crags.
It is fast emerging as a popular spot for
day-trippers from Colva and Calangute, many travellers drift
down from the northern beaches to spend days, weeks or even months
chilling out here; there is very little development and it's
extremely laid-back. Most accommodation is in simple, rickety beach
buts or villagers homes, with a handful of more solid guesthouses
scattered around. Palolem Village is nestled in the palms back from
the beach. With the large influx of tourists to the Northern beaches
and the resultant increasing commercialisation of these places.
Palolem fits the bill and in recent years, more and more tourists
have been making a beeline for this palm fringed golden beach.
Until recently, foreign
tourists were few and far between in Palolem. Over the past three or
four years, however, increasing numbers of budget travellers have
begun to pour in, and the village is now far from the undiscovered
idyll it used to be, with a string of cafes, Karnatakan hawkers and
a tent camp crowding the beach front. Souvenir stalls have also
sprung up, catering mainly for the mini-van and boat parties of
charter tourists on day-trips from resorts further north. In spite
of these encroachments, Palolem remains a resolutely traditional
village, where the easy pace of life is dictated more by the three
daily rounds of todi-tapping than the exigencies of tourism.
At Palolem (especially)
you will see the sea as you have never seen it before. Set in a bay
that resembles the Gulf of Mexico, the water is tepid and at a
lovely depth of 4 feet for about a kilometer into the sea at normal
tide. This is really great for people out with kids and don't want
to fret about them getting in to the water and having fun. It's also
great fun for adults. "If you are the type who wants to get
'away from the crowds' than Palolem is the right place. This
impossibly beautiful crescent cove in the far south of Goa is so
languid and balmy that even the water has only enough energy to lap
half-heartedly onto the beach. There's nothing to do here but soak
up the rays, and go for long walks paddling in the shallows, so
bring a friend, some factor 15 and a good book."
Best Time to
Visit
The
best time of the year to visit this area is between September
and March.
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