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Dona Paula is a former village and tourist destination in the suburbs of Panaji, Goa, India. It is home to some of the top Industrialists of the state, Goa University, the International Centre Goa and the National Institute of Oceanography. Being one of the hottest tourist spot in Goa there are several hotels, small and large, and the luxury Cidade de Goa is situated in the area. This place is called the Lovers Paradise in Goa, named after Dona Paula de Menezes, the daughter of a viceroy (in Portuguese India). Legend has it that Dona threw herself off the cliff, after facing objections from her family to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias. This is why Dona Paula Beach is a major tourist attraction because of its myth attached to the place. According to this, Dona Paula is entombed in the
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