The coast of the Maharashtra state, facing the Arabian Sea, is known as "Konkan". It extends south of Mumbai, for some hundreds kilometers.
It's not the favourite sea destination in India (Goa and the Kerala coast are much more popular), but it has some interesting spots.
I have been in some of them, in its northern stretch. I left from Pune early in the morning, taking a less trafficked road that crosses the Ghats right west of Pune, along the Mulshi lake, with some interesting views.
I reached the coast initially at Janjira (about 170 km from Pune), where there is an imposing fort built on an island few hundreds of meters off the beach. I watched the fort from the village only, since the waiting time for the boats was too much.
Then I moved north to Murud, a nearby small fishing town with a long beach.
The best and most known beach in the area is Kashid, with white sand, palms in the back, and quite clear waters; the beach was crowded by families and groups of friends. Many were having fun with some water sports, like riding water-bikes. I saw only one family of non-Indians.
Further north there is the beach of Nagaon, whose the sand is more gray-ish.
My trip lasted in Alibag, a city that has become a favourite spot for Mumbai's high class as a resort. But the beach right in the center of the town was not inspiring, to my taste.
All in all it was an interesting trip. However, the coast and the sea, despite agreable, were not as beautiful as the coasts in certain parts of Italy, Sardinia, Puglia, Sicily, or Cilento in Campania. But I can be a little partisan for my country ...
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It's not the favourite sea destination in India (Goa and the Kerala coast are much more popular), but it has some interesting spots.
I have been in some of them, in its northern stretch. I left from Pune early in the morning, taking a less trafficked road that crosses the Ghats right west of Pune, along the Mulshi lake, with some interesting views.
I reached the coast initially at Janjira (about 170 km from Pune), where there is an imposing fort built on an island few hundreds of meters off the beach. I watched the fort from the village only, since the waiting time for the boats was too much.
Then I moved north to Murud, a nearby small fishing town with a long beach.
The best and most known beach in the area is Kashid, with white sand, palms in the back, and quite clear waters; the beach was crowded by families and groups of friends. Many were having fun with some water sports, like riding water-bikes. I saw only one family of non-Indians.
Further north there is the beach of Nagaon, whose the sand is more gray-ish.
My trip lasted in Alibag, a city that has become a favourite spot for Mumbai's high class as a resort. But the beach right in the center of the town was not inspiring, to my taste.
All in all it was an interesting trip. However, the coast and the sea, despite agreable, were not as beautiful as the coasts in certain parts of Italy, Sardinia, Puglia, Sicily, or Cilento in Campania. But I can be a little partisan for my country ...
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Some photos, from my Picasa album ..
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