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Palolem Beach
A crescent-shaped bay in South Goa lined with palm trees and colourful beach huts, with calm waters ideal for swimming and kayaking.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Canacona
Karnataka, India · Asia
About Canacona
Canacona is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Cuncolim, 45km from Dudhsagar Falls.
Canacona is in Karnataka, India, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Cuncolim, about 21 km away.
Canacona, also known locally as Kankon (Kāṇkŏṇ), is a town and a municipal council in the Kushavati district of Goa, India. It is one of the four talukas of Kushavati district. Chaudi is the headquarters of the Canacona taluka. The taluka includes areas such as Patnem, Poinguinim, Loliem-Polem, Agonda, Gaondongrem,Read more
Cola, Cotigao, Shristhal and Palolem. Palolem Beach is located in Canacona.
Some traditional accounts associate the name Kanvapur or Kanvapura with the Canacona region and connect it with the sage Kanva. However, this identification is based on traditional and etymological accounts rather than securely dated documentary evidence establishing Kanvapura as the historical name of Canacona. Goa University research describes the Kanvapur explanation as one of several traditions concerning the origin of the name Kankon.
The name Kankon is documented as a local form of the name, while the modern form Canacona represents the name used in Portuguese and subsequent administrative usage.
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What is there to see near Canacona?
Within an hour or so of Canacona: Palolem Beach (3 km), Dudhsagar Falls (45 km), Goa Beaches (58 km), Gokarna (58 km).
Where is Canacona?
Canacona is in Karnataka, India, about 21 km from Cuncolim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,434
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 14.9959, 74.0506
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Worth the detour from Canacona
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Dudhsagar Falls
A magnificent 310-meter four-tiered waterfall whose name means 'Sea of Milk' due to its white foaming appearance.
45 km · about 50 min drive
beach
Goa Beaches
India's smallest state offers miles of golden coastline from the lively shores of Baga and Calangute to the serene sands of Palolem.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Gokarna
A sacred Hindu town with pristine crescent-shaped beaches like Om Beach, offering a quieter alternative to Goa's party scene.
58 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Basilica of Bom Jesus
A UNESCO-listed 16th-century Baroque church in Old Goa housing the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier in an ornate silver casket.
58 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Se Cathedral, Old Goa
One of the largest churches in Asia, a Portuguese-era cathedral with a striking single remaining tower and the Golden Bell, the largest in Goa.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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