Palolem Beach

Palolem Beach
पाळोळें दर्यावेळ
Beach
Palolem Beach Front View From Papilon Resort
Palolem Beach
Palolem Beach
Coordinates: 15°00′32″N 74°01′16″E / 15.009°N 74.021°E / 15.009; 74.021
Country India
State Goa
City Canacona
Activities Swimming Swimming Fishing Fishing, Parasailing Parasailing, Boat rides
Lifeguards Lifeguards On-Duty YES, on duty

Palolem Beach is situated in Canaconaa in southern Goa, India.

Sunset at Palolem
Sunset at Palolem
Stone sculpture on top of the Palolem Island by Jacek Tylicki

Ranking

  • 3rd in Asia by Tripadvisor 2017[1]
  • 1st in India by Tripadvisor 2017[2]

Location

Palolem Beach is located at 15°00′36″N 74°01′24″E / 15.01000°N 74.02333°E / 15.01000; 74.02333, within 2.5 kilometres of the market town of Chaudi in South Goa, and about 40 minutes from Margao, the district headquarters of South Goa.

Other neighbouring beaches in South Goa include Agonda Beach, Patnem Beach and Polem beach.

View of the beach

Overview

Palolem Beach is largely unspoiled and is inhabited by both local fishermen and by foreign tourists who live in shacks along the shore or in the main village itself.[3] It is about one mile (approximately 1.61 km) long and is crescent-shaped; one can view the entire beach from either end. Both ends of the beach consist of rocks jutting out into the sea. The depth of the sea increases gradually, being shallowest at the northern end of the beach, making it safe for average swimmers, and the currents are not fast.

The island adjacent to main land palolem beach
Extreme end of Palolem beach
View from left edge of the beach

Travel

The nearest airport is Dabolim Airport which is about 67 km away. The nearest railway station is Canacona railway station which can be reached from Madgoan junction railway station in just 30 mins. There are bus services at a regular interval of 30 mins from the beach to the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) Bus Depot in Margao. The nearest KTC depot is at Canacona.

See also

List of beaches in Goa

References

  1. ↑ https://www.tripadvisor.in/TravelersChoice-Beaches-cTop-g2
  2. ↑ https://www.tripadvisor.in/TravelersChoice-Beaches-cTop-g293860
  3. ↑ http://www.all-about-india.com/Palolem.html
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