Konkan : God lives here...

Eternity Ratnagiri...

In 1731, Ratnagiri came under the control of satara kings; subsequently, the British gained control in 1818.

Earlier, one of the Bijapur rulers Potu Sri Chenna Reddy had built a fort on a headland near the harbour of Ratnagiri, and Maratha king Shivaji had strengthened it in 1670.

Ratnagiri has a palace, where the last king of Burma (Myanmar) Thibaw and, later, "Veer" V. D. Sawarkar a freedom fighter in the British Raj days, had been confined by the ruling British you will have look at thibaw palace and jail where savarkar had been living in ratnagiri city...

If you are planning ratnagiti sight seeing. I recommend you to plan for 4 days visit,

Ratnagiri city is divided in two parts black sand beaches side and white sand beaches side each side will take one day each for sight seeing.

Day 1: Reach ratnagiri city which is located 5 km from railway station, where you will get good deals of hotels. Plan for thibaw palace and thibaw point at day one which is 1 KM from bus depot. its good place for evening walk. Palace remain close on monday at both points you have to pay 5ru charge. At evening plan for batey beach walk through.. its too good which is black sand shore..

Thibaw Palace

King Thibaw

Thibaw Point

Day 2 : Plan for Ganpatipule which is around 60KM from ratnagiri a very good place, but there you are not allowed to go in sea which is too risky. at moring to to temple and take lunch then must visit a museum 1 KM from temple which tell you about konkan history. During return trip came via pawas which is a small village where you will find swami swarupanand ashram. a very calm place. Copies of Dyaneshwary placed in ashram for public reading, try it.. :)

Ganpatipule

Day 3: Go towards opposite side of ratnagiri i.e. white sand shore RATNDURG which is on sea coast. where you can go trough auto or bus. It a very large durg having one temple, remembrance of kanvoji angre's statue, light house, small garden, Ultratech cement plant, small road in sea like Nariman point and different points to visit. must go at top of light house. during return jouney choose path towards gate way of ratnagiri so that you can have look at aquarium in ratnagiri, here you will see large skeleton of wheal fish, large tortoise and many kind of fishes, spend your evening in dim light of gate way of ratnagiri.

Ratnadurg

Kanoji Angre

Light House

Cement Plant

Gate way of Ratnagiri

DAY 4 : In day 4 visit nearer places like birth place of Tilak, Jail where savarkar used to live , ganpati temple whose idol having 18 hands its private temple, laxmy narayan temple, etc.