Located about 16kms from Panaji, it is situated in Bardez taluka. Also known
as the "Queen of Beaches" , this is one of the most famous of all beaches in Goa. It also
is the most commercialized. This is part of a 30 km stretch of beach coastline
along the west coast of Goa by the Arabian sea that begins at Fort Aguada
continues as Sinquerim Beach, then as Candolim Beach and merges into Calangute
beach and then to Baga Beach and then Anjuna Beach and then to
Vagator Beach
finally ending at Chapora Beach and Fort. It is one of the top ten bathing
beaches in the world. The beach is very crowed during daytime with both locals
and tourists who hang by the beaches until late hours of the day and night.
There are lots of shows held on the beach including rock, pop beat shows,
open air dances, and fetes. It was put on the world map by the
"hippies" and subsequently became famous to Indian tourists because of
the tradition of hosting Beat / Music contests.
Calangute village is divided into sectors known as
"waddos". They were named after the people who lived in those waddo's.
Today we have Khobrawaddo, Naikwaddo, Agarwaddo, Porbawaddo, Maddawaddo,
Sauntawaddo, Dongorpur, Untawaddo and Tivaiwaddo. The most famous institution in
Calangute is the Church of St. Alex, built in 1741.
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Approach
There are regular bus services from Panaji and Mapusa
to Calangute.
Accommodations
There is a variety of accommodations available to suit ever budget at
Calangute.
Local Infrastructure
