Digha is West Bengal's most popular beach haunts and weekend tourists spot. Its proximity to Kolkata is around 187 kms which attracts tourist through out the year. It is a very well known sea beach which is situated close to the borders of Orissa on the Bay of Bengal and West Bengal.
Digha is originally known as Beerkul and popularly known as the “ Birghton of the East”, for its hard flat beaches that allows pleasant walks during the low tides.
The main attraction of Digha is merging of river Hoogly into Bay of Bengal. The place offers every possible attraction for sea lovers.It has a low bank with a shallow sand beach with a wave that extends to 7kms in length.
Digha has two beaches, the old beach is not wide as it was earlier due to soil erosion. Big stones and concrete steps are use to hold together the beach.The place is overcrowded during the cooler winter breaks. New Digha beach is developed about 2 kms away from the old beach. This beach is bigger and better than the older one, as it is clean and well maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality. There are hotel within walking distance from the beach.The entire stretch of the sea is filled with casuarians plantaion along the coast enhancing the beauty of the sea.
The scenic beauty of this place is picture perfect which has charming and luring effect. One can view both the sunrise and sunset from the beach which reflects the salty water of the bay of Bengal. The Sea beach is serene and shallow for about a mile making it safe for the tourists.
Places of attraction at Digha
1. The Marine Aquarium and Research Centre: It was established in 1989 with the objective to display the marine bio diversity of the region and imparts its values to the common people.
2. Lord Shiva Temple at Chandaneswar: It is a century old Lord Shiva Temple , 8 kms away from Digha, People visit this place in Gajan, a festival of Lord Shiva.
3. Junput: It is 40 Km drive from Digha , famous for fishing.
4. Shankarpura: Another beach, which is 14 kms away from Digha and is also an important fishing harbour.
5. Talsari: A small delta on Bay of Bengal, 6 kms from Digha.
Once you are tired of fun and frolic in the sea, you can indulge yourself to fill your palate with delicious Bengali food, and also go for shopping of ornaments, hand woven mats , cashew nuts.
Digha is originally known as Beerkul and popularly known as the “ Birghton of the East”, for its hard flat beaches that allows pleasant walks during the low tides.
The main attraction of Digha is merging of river Hoogly into Bay of Bengal. The place offers every possible attraction for sea lovers.It has a low bank with a shallow sand beach with a wave that extends to 7kms in length.
Digha has two beaches, the old beach is not wide as it was earlier due to soil erosion. Big stones and concrete steps are use to hold together the beach.The place is overcrowded during the cooler winter breaks. New Digha beach is developed about 2 kms away from the old beach. This beach is bigger and better than the older one, as it is clean and well maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality. There are hotel within walking distance from the beach.The entire stretch of the sea is filled with casuarians plantaion along the coast enhancing the beauty of the sea.
The scenic beauty of this place is picture perfect which has charming and luring effect. One can view both the sunrise and sunset from the beach which reflects the salty water of the bay of Bengal. The Sea beach is serene and shallow for about a mile making it safe for the tourists.
Places of attraction at Digha
1. The Marine Aquarium and Research Centre: It was established in 1989 with the objective to display the marine bio diversity of the region and imparts its values to the common people.
2. Lord Shiva Temple at Chandaneswar: It is a century old Lord Shiva Temple , 8 kms away from Digha, People visit this place in Gajan, a festival of Lord Shiva.
3. Junput: It is 40 Km drive from Digha , famous for fishing.
4. Shankarpura: Another beach, which is 14 kms away from Digha and is also an important fishing harbour.
5. Talsari: A small delta on Bay of Bengal, 6 kms from Digha.
Once you are tired of fun and frolic in the sea, you can indulge yourself to fill your palate with delicious Bengali food, and also go for shopping of ornaments, hand woven mats , cashew nuts.
