Friday, July 8, 2011

DIU IS NEXT TO GOA

Diu has three beautiful S viz, nice blend of Sun, Sand and Sea, Diu is an island retreat gently rocked by wind and wave from the Arabian Sea. It is famouse for peace and an unusual holiday.

Diu Facts:

• Area 290 sq. km
• Population more than 2.0 lakhs
• Languages Hindi, English, and Gujarati
• Best Time to Visit when ever you want

Tourist Attractions in Diu

Diu offers various places for sightseen including Nagoa Beach - an exceptionally wonderful and peace beach. It is wonderful horse-shoe shaped beach offers various water sports like scooter boat, plane boat etc. The Jallandhar Shrine is located on a hillock close to the Nagoa beach. It is a small shrine crowned with a dome. There is a famouse church St. Pauls Church’s. Diu Museum, houses some rare miniature and paintings. Diu Fort, an expansive and imposing structure, is situated on the coast of the island.

You can also visit following places around Diu

The famed Somnath temple is about 100 km from Diu near Veraval.
Sasan Gir forests, home of Asiatic Lions.
The Jain temple of Palitana.
Dwarka templefamouse for lord krishna temple.
Historic city of Junagadh.

HOW TO REACH DIU ?
By Road route; Ahmedabad to Diu = 350 km.

Map route is: Ahmedabad - Bagodara - Dhanduka - Vallabhipur - Bhavnagar - Talaja - Mahuva - Una �Diu