Polem Beach – Very Close To Nature

If you are in Goa and if you don’t have a vehicle of your own then you will be missing out on some of the best kept secrets of Goa, places like Polem which can only be discovered accidentally or only a search for it will get you there because this isn’t your conventional and customary commercial haven.

Situated on the southern tip of Goa, is Polem beach, one of the most secluded stretches of beach amongst all the beaches of Goa, also one with a great view and setting amongst them all. If you just want to chill , then all you have to do is head to the nearest beach, find yourself a beach chair or a hammock, and enjoy some of the most sumptuous and exotic seafood that one could ever have. Polem is truly very close to nature and nature is in all of Polem.

It is in Polem that you will find that toddy is still tapped by the locals in the traditional way, by climbing the palm with only a rope tied at the ankles of both the feet. The making of coconut jigger a local sweet can be known by the fragrance that carries for long distances. The chicken xacuti, is as mouth watering as the fish that comes straight from the sea, all seasoned with a locally grown chilly and coconut.  Polem being a coastal town, and like other Goan locales took some inspiration from the form and architecture during the previous eras when Portuguese influence paved the way.