Palolem Beach

India / Goa / Kankon /
Situated just about 2-km West Canacona District, South Goa is the Palolem Beach.
This stretch of white sand dominates the southern coast of Goa. Until a few years back, it was among the virgin beaches of Goa. However, it couldn't escape from the eyes of the tourists. Although a few developments have taken place, the beach still has a soothing aura to it. A large area of the beach now accommodates a lot of small shacks that taper off as you move towards the south.

Palolem beach(paradise beach): This blue water white sand beach is largely unspoiled, serene and very beautiful. For Indians this beach is quite a surprise and revelation. It is listed by some magazines as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and its claim to fame came in the opening jogging movie scene in The Bourne Supremacy (2004) starring Matt Damon.

This beach is around 50 kms south from Panjim, capital of Goa. It is about 2kms long and is crescent-shaped - one can view the whole beach from either end. Both ends of the beach consist of rocks jutting out into the sea. The waters are very shallow and there are hardly any waves. There is also an island nearby called butterfly or Kankon island. It is this island that shelters Palolem from the surf, in contrast to Goa's other beaches, which are generally wide open to the ocean surf.

This picture album has some pictures of this beach: amitkulkarni.info/pics/goa_2002/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palolem_Beach
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Coordinates:   15°0'33"N   74°1'17"E

Comments

  • Helllo guys, The trip to palolem was really a "Life time experiance and like a dream come true" it is one of the most clean beach in india.It is majorly dominated by foriegn tourists so very few indians can be seen here on this beach apart from the local restaurant owners few otheres...... All togather its a fantastic place to chill out away from all worries....... Regards Anamaya
  • Not a good beach anymore
  • this is an example how tourists and moneymaking local people destroy a paradise! Now it is a dump.
  • Needless to say that its one of the best beaches in India.Its very picturesque and quiet, I wish less people access this part of Goa to maintain its beauty. Regards Razaul
  • no more a good beach.
  • Agree with the above comment
  • Been here. beach is ok, not great as marketed
  • Palolem Beach is one of the clean and beautiful beach in Goa. Surrounded by Palm trees, situated in South Goa (Canacona)... this is the place where you can (definitely) hope to find clean water. The beach was not much crowded. Once we were done enjoying in the water, there were a lot of shacks available to relax. You can sit and enjoy the beautiful beach in the shacks... they won't charge you as long as you are ordering food and drinks from them :-) More Info& Pics @ http://owntherun.blogspot.in/2014/08/a-wonderful-day-goas-best-beach-palolem.html
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