CANDOLIM BEACH
Famous As: Sedate Resort
Nearby Attractions: Aguda Fort & Calangute Beach
Best Time To Visit: December To February
Four or five years ago, Candolim, at the far southern end of
Calangute
beach, was a surprisingly sedate resort, appealing to an odd mixture of
middle-class Bombayites, and Burgundy-clad Sannyasins taking a break from
the Rajneesh Ashram at Pune.
Times, however, have changed.
Now, large-scale package holiday complexes jostle for space behind the
dunes and the increasingly crowded beach has sprouted ranks of sun beds.
On the plus side, Candolim has plenty of pleasant places to stay, many of
them tucked away down quiet sandy lanes and better value than comparable
guesthouses in nearby
Calangute,
making this a good first stop if one has just arrived in
Goa and are planning to
head further north after finding one's feet.
The Aguda Fort
Immediately south of Candolim, a long peninsula extends into the sea,
bringing the seven-kilometre white sandy beach to an abrupt end.
Aguda
Fort , which crowns the rocky flattened top of the headland, is the
best-preserved Portuguese bastion in
Goa. Built in 1612 to
protect the northern shores of the Mandovi estuary from Dutch and Maratha
raiders, it is home to several natural springs, the first source of
drinking water available to ships arriving in
Goa after the long sea
voyage from Lisbon.
LEISURE
EATING OUT
Candolim's numerous beach cafes are a cut above your average seafood
shacks, with pot plants, state-of-the-art sound systems and prices to
match. Basically, the farther from the Taj Complex one ventures, the more
realistic the prices become. The main road is also dotted with restaurants
serving the usual selection of fresh fish dishes, with a handful of
continental options thrown in.
HOW TO GET THERE
Road: Buses to and from Panjim stop every twenty minutes or so at the stand opposite the Casa Sea Shell, in the middle of Candolim. A few also continue south to the fort Aguada Beach Resort Terminus, from where services depart every thirty minutes for the capital via Nerul village. Taxis wait outside the major resort hotels and can be flagged down on the main road.
PLACES TO STAY
Candolim is charter-holiday land, so accommodation tends to
be a little expensive for most of the season. The best place to start
looking is at the end of the lane that leads to the sea opposite the
Canara Bank, at the north side of the village.
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