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Agonda Beach
5.3km from Palolem Beach
Stretching for miles, this is one of the best beaches of Goa and the country. During September, the beach serves as a nesting ground for olive ridley sea turtles.
Cabo de Rama Fort
13.8km from Palolem Beach
In the past, the fort has switched hands between Hindu, Muslim monarchs and the Portuguese and witnessed many battles. The present rickety structure with turrets and rusty cannons is a leftover of the Portuguese.
Karwar Beach
22.89km from Palolem Beach
Karwar beach is one of the most splendid beach in Karnataka. The main activities in this beach is snorkeling and diving.
Marikamba Temple
23.4km from Palolem Beach
Hindu temple dedicated to a form of the goddess Durga. There is so many specialties for this temple.
Salaulim Dam
25.87km from Palolem Beach
Goa’s largest manmade reservoir. The Selaulim dam is a composite earth-cum-masonry dam of 42.7 meters height with a water spread area of 24 square kilometers. The Duckbill type spillway here is an interesting structure to checkout.
Goa Chitra Museum
29.5km from Palolem Beach
It has a collection of over 4000 artifacts focusing on Goa's traditional agrarian technology and lifestyle. The collection includes examples of local pottery, farming tools, musical instruments, ancient carts and palanquins from different points of the past. It also showcases an organic farm for the cultivation of various vegetables, herbs, spices, sugarcane, and rice which are staples of the area.
Colva Beach
32.22km from Palolem Beach
Covered in powdery white sand and lined with coconut palms, this is a very popular and busy beach of Goa.
Indian Naval Aviation Museum
44.96km from Palolem Beach
Showcases the evolution of the Indian Naval Air Arm. The museum is divided into two main parts, an outdoor exhibit, and a two-story indoor gallery. The outdoor exhibit is a huge park that visitors can walk through and see decommissioned aircraft. Some of them date back to before the 1940s.
Dudhsagar Falls
46.07km from Palolem Beach
Four-tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi river. The waterfall forms the border between Karnataka and Goa states. The area is surrounded by deciduous forests with rich biodiversity. The falls are not particularly spectacular during the dry season but during the monsoon season, it becomes a huge.
Mahadeva Temple, Tambdi Surla
53.63km from Palolem Beach
This is a 12th-century Shaivite temple. It is the only structural temple of the Kadamba period(10th to 14th century) to survive the destructions during Muslim and Portuguese occupations of Goan territory.
Basilica of Bom Jesus
55.72km from Palolem Beach
The Basilica is partially in ruins but still a model of elegance, and a fine example of Jesuit architecture. This is the only church in Old Goa, which is unplastered on the outside. The lime plaster which existed earlier was stripped off by a zealous Portuguese conservationist in 1950. The church contains the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier.
Se Cathedral
56.03km from Palolem Beach
Built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque over a Muslim army, leading to the capture of the city of Goa in 1510. Since the day of the victory happened to be on the feast of Saint Catherine, the cathedral was dedicated to her.
Goa Museum
57.29km from Palolem Beach
The museum has over 8,000 artifacts on display, including stone sculptures, wooden objects, carvings, bronzes, paintings, manuscripts, rare coins, and anthropological objects. The main focus is on Ancient History and Archaeology, Art and Craft, and Geology.
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
58.12km from Palolem Beach
An estuarine mangrove habitat declared as a Bird sanctuary. The sanctuary is named after Salim Ali, the eminent Indian Ornithologist. Accessed by a ferry service running between Ribander and Chorão, it sanctuary has a paved walk that runs between mangroves.
Reis Magos Fort
58.63km from Palolem Beach
Surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets, it was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi river. It was used as a residence for viceroys and later converted to a fortress.
Aguada Fort
59.81km from Palolem Beach
A well preserved 17th-century fort along with a lighthouse overlooking the Arabian sea. It was a reference point for the vessels coming from Europe at that time. A freshwater spring within the fort provided water supply to the ships that used to stop by. This is how the fort got its name: Aguada, meaning Water.
Kudle Beach
62.49km from Palolem Beach
Lined with coconut trees, Kudle Beach is a perfect, peaceful little beach flanked and protected by hills in its sides. The spot also has some hiking trails passing through if you are interested in that. Surfing, Kayaking, Swimming are also possible.
Candolim Beach, Goa
62.78km from Palolem Beach
Candolim is a census town in North Goa ,and is a tourist destination. It is less congested and has better planned than the other beaches of Goa
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Palolem Beach
Palolem, Canacona, Goa 403702, India
Crescent-shaped beach. One can view the entire beach from either end. Both ends of the beach consist of rocks jutting out into the sea.