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DONA
PAULA BEACH (Introduction)
This place is called
the Lovers
Paradise,
named after Dona Paula
de Menezes. Water
sport facilities are
the key attraction
of this beach. It
offers an opportunity
to the tourists to
have a sunbath and
buy cheap seaside
goods from local vendors.
Festivals of Janmashtami
(Lord Krishna’s
Birthday) and the
Feast of St. Lawrence
are particular to
the Dona Paula
Beach. In
addition, the beach
also has a colorful
water sports festival
in November.
It is named after
Dona Paula de Menzes,
daughter of a viceroy
(in colonial India),
who threw herself
off the cliff, when
refused permission
to marry a local fisherman,
Gaspar Dias.
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With the romance and myth attached
to it—haunted by Dona Paula
de Menzes—tourists throng
the Dona Paula Beach.
The myth says that Dona Paula
is entombed in the Cabo Chapel
of the Raj Bhawan and is supposed
to be seen emerging from the moonlit
waves wearing only a pearl necklace.
Located just about 7-km From Panaji,
North Goa city is the the Lover's
Paradise, Dona Paula Beach. The
nearby tourist attraction is Marmagoa
Harbour. Water scootering is the
best thing to do at this place.
The place where two of Goa's famous
rivers meet the Arabian Sea is
the bay of Dona Paula with a very
good view of the Marmagao Harbour.
7-km from Panjim, situated on
the south side of the, hammer-shaped
headland that divides the Zuari
and Mandovi, is this fishing village
which is a commercial resort.
This is a spot to sunbathe and
relax. Water scootering is a very
common sport at this beach.
The residence of the Governor
of Goa, which is known as Cabo
Raj Bhavan is situated here on
the westernmost side of Dona Paula.
Along the roadside which leads
to this place lies the remains
of the military cemetery built
by the British at their brief
occupation of the Cabo, to stop
France from invading Goa.
ABOUT
LOVERS PARADISE :
This place is called the Lovers
Paradise, due to a myth attached
to this place. It is said that
the Viceroy's daughter after objections
from her family regarding her
love affair with a poor fisherman
jumped off the Cliff.
WATER
SCOOTERING :
Dona Paula is very famous for
sea sport and fun. Dona Paula
Sports Club, has some of the best
water sports facilities to the
sports lovers including Water-scootering,
Motor-boating, etc.
HOW
TO REACH THERE :
A bus or motorcycle-taxi from
Panjim or the service by ferry
from Marmagao is the best way
to reach this place. One can get
Buses to Miramar & Dona Paula
at regular intervals from Panjim's
Kadamba Bus Stand.
BEACH
RESORTS/HOTELS ON DONA PAULA BEACH
GOA:
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