Ratnagiri
Welcome to the land of the golden Alphonso Mangoes. This is also the birthplace Lokmanya Tilak. Ratnagiri is blessed with pristine clean beaches and surrounded with the Sahyadri Hills. Ratnagiri is also well known for its educational institutes like finolex engineering college etc. Ratnagiri is a coastal district which boasts of variety of fish. The fish, solkadi and other delicacies are bound to charm your taste buds.
Places to Visit in Ratnagiri :
1. Thiba Palace: The Thiba Palace was built in 1910-11 for the 1911-16 stay there in exile of the king and the queen of Burma (Myanmar). The place has tombs of the Royal Couple who were exiled here by the British. Its a beautiful stone structure.
2. Mandavi Beach: Mandavi Beach is also known as the Gate Way of Ratnagiri. It is 3kms away from MSRTC ST stand. Any one can hire an auto to reach the destination.
3. Bhatye Beach: This beach is located on the Ratnagiri - Pawas road and this beach has large suru-ban. The important thing of the Bhatye beach is that Mandavi and Bhatye beach are divided by a creek.
4. Mirkarwada Beach: It is the coastal station for marine professionals; all the fishing boats and trawlers land here. It is the major trading spot in Ratnagiri for marine industry. Most of the fishes from here are exported to other city markets such as Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Bangaluru, and Mangalore.
5. Nivali Waterfall: This waterfall located between the valleys of Nivali Ghats on Mumbai Goa National Highway NH17. It can be seen only during monsoon season and it is one of the sight seeing in Ratngiri District. Its a high waterfall and revellers should exercise due precaution.
Places to Visit in Ratnagiri :
1. Thiba Palace: The Thiba Palace was built in 1910-11 for the 1911-16 stay there in exile of the king and the queen of Burma (Myanmar). The place has tombs of the Royal Couple who were exiled here by the British. Its a beautiful stone structure.
2. Mandavi Beach: Mandavi Beach is also known as the Gate Way of Ratnagiri. It is 3kms away from MSRTC ST stand. Any one can hire an auto to reach the destination.
3. Bhatye Beach: This beach is located on the Ratnagiri - Pawas road and this beach has large suru-ban. The important thing of the Bhatye beach is that Mandavi and Bhatye beach are divided by a creek.
4. Mirkarwada Beach: It is the coastal station for marine professionals; all the fishing boats and trawlers land here. It is the major trading spot in Ratnagiri for marine industry. Most of the fishes from here are exported to other city markets such as Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Bangaluru, and Mangalore.
5. Nivali Waterfall: This waterfall located between the valleys of Nivali Ghats on Mumbai Goa National Highway NH17. It can be seen only during monsoon season and it is one of the sight seeing in Ratngiri District. Its a high waterfall and revellers should exercise due precaution.
