Dona paula beach in Goa

Dona Paula is a former village and tourist destination in the suburbs of Panaji, Goa, India. It is home to some of the top Industrialists of the state, Goa University, the International Centre Goa and the National Institute of Oceanography. Being one of the hottest tourist spot in Goa there are several hotels, small and large, and the luxury Cidade de Goa is situated in the area. This place is called the Lovers Paradise in Goa, named after Dona Paula de Menezes, the daughter of a viceroy (in Portuguese India). Legend has it that Dona threw herself off the cliff, after facing objections from her family to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias. This is why Dona Paula Beach is a major tourist attraction because of its myth attached to the place.

According to this, Dona Paula is entombed in the Cabo Chapel, the residence of the Governor of Goa and is supposed to be seen emerging from the moonlit waves wearing only a pearl necklace. Several tourists as well as locals guided by this myth visit the beach for a glimpse of Dona Paula. The Cabo Raj Bhavan is situated at a scenic spot of Dona Paula. It is also home of a historic British war-graves cemetery. After the end of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1961, Dona Paula became a fashionable residential area and address. Dona Paula located on the beautiful and famous sea stretch that spans from Panjim, Miramar and Dona Paula is a very famous area frequented by both Indian and Foreign Tourists. During Season time this place transforms into a crowded stretch which otherwise appears like a calm beautiful place during monsoons. A large part of the famous Hindi movie Ek Duuje Ke Liye was shot here, popularising the place further. Even one of the fighting sequence in the Rohit Shetty's Singham was shot here.

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