Sea Shell Museum

Diu


This eccentric little museum, 6km from town on the Nagoa road, is a labour of love. Captain Devjibhai Vira Fulbaria of the merchant navy collected thousands of shells from literally all over the world in 50 years of sailing, and has displayed and labelled them in English with great care, so you can learn the difference between cowrie shells and poisonous cone shells.


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1. Nagoa Beach

0.87 MILES

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2. Church of Our Lady of Remedes

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If it's not locked up, you'll find a large wood-panelled altar (and years of dust covering the pews) inside this white, mildewed Portuguese-era church.

3. Fudam Bird Sanctuary

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4. Gangeswar Temple

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5. Sunset Point Beach

2.99 MILES

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6. Sunset Point

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7. Gomptimata Beach

3.31 MILES

On the south coast 9km west of Diu town begins the sandy 2.5km sweep of Gomptimata Beach. It's often empty, except at busy weekends, but it gets big waves…

8. Vanakbara

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