Saturday, 27 September 2014

Dona Paula


This place is called the Lovers Paradise in Goa, named after Dona Paula de Menezes. The enticing story is about a girl named Dona Paula de Menzes, after whom the place has been named. She was the daughter of a viceroy in colonial India, who threw herself off the cliff, when refused permission to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias.

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 Mormugao Harbour. The Dona Paula Sports Club at Dona Paula offers some of the best water sports facilities to the sports enthusiasts including Water-scooter rides, Motor-boat rides, etc. Dona Paula beach is essentially a beach resort, with water sports being the primary activity. Some tourist attractions of Dona Paula are the National Institute of Oceanography, the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary (where you can spot both migratory and local birds) and the Cabo Fort.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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