Along with enjoying the sun and the sea, visitors coming to Dona Paula beach can also enjoy water sports on clear waters here. Sunbathing can be done at its best, when you are touring this beach. It is a former village which has become one of the favorite tourist destinations now. It is the place where two rivers join the Arabian Sea. One can have clear view of Marmugoa Harbor from here. Specialty of this beach is that it has romantic as well as mythical aura.
Visitors can also buy seaside goods from local sellers, at relatively cheaper prices. Great experience of shopping can be bagged by the people visiting this beach, because of the wide range of outlets and stalls present along the beachside. Items available at these shops include eatables, clothes, toys, and many others. Many fishermen have turned in to vendors to sell straw hats, spices, handkerchiefs in these stalls. Those who are interested in shopping the art pieces and jewelry can dwell in to Indian Arts Emporium, in Dona Paula. It is the place where Indian handicrafts as well as jewelry items are exhibited and are made available to buy. There is a story making rounds regarding the name of this beach. Dona Paula beach gets this name because of a girl named Dona Paula de Menzes, who had threw herself from the top of the cliff at this place, because of refusal of permission to marry a local fisherman.
These kinds of stories make up interest among tourists and many people come here to feel the pain of love and to rediscover its sweetness. Dona Paula beach can be seen in many Indian pictures since many have been shot here. Important places present near this beach are International Center of Goa, Goa University and National Institute of Oceanography. Owing to all these reasons, this beach has become popular as tourist spot.
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