Best Beach in GOA ---- Calangute Beach

Calangute is a census town in North Goa in the state of Goa, India. It is famous for its beach, visited by domestic and international tourists alike. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New Year, and during the summer in May. In the monsoon season, June through September, the sea can be rough, and swimming is prohibited.

To the north lies Baga, and south Candolim. To the east lies Saligao, and the arabian sea lashes its waves along the west. Calangute remains warm through the year with little temperature fluctuations. Calangute is 10 km from Mapusa City, & 18 km from Panjim the capital of Goa, Languages spoken include Kannada, Konkani, Marathi and English. The town is popular due to water sports, which are offered on the beaches of Calangute.

The word CALANGUTE which has become kolngutt or korgott, is derivedf rom KOLI-GUTT, (or Gudi), which originally meant land inhabited by fisherfolk. It must have become Kolyiangutti, kalangutti, kolngutt, kongott With the advent of the Portuguese, the word probably got distorted to Calangute, and has stuck till today. The name Koli may be connected with the goddess kali, worshipped by the fisher folk. there was a temple in the area of MOTTH. Another possibility is that it comes from KALYAN-GUTTI, which means a village of art, a beautiful village. this is quite a plausible derivation. a third derivation is from konvallo-ghott. which means the coconut was good (strong pith), since coconut trees are believed to possess strong pith which is the "marrow" or soft substance in the center of the plant.