Things to do in Diu
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Portuguese Fort
Built in 1535, with additions made in 1541, the massive, well-preserved Portuguese fort with its double moat (one tidal) must once have been impregnable, but sea erosion and neglect are leading to a slow collapse. Cannonballs litter the place and the ramparts have a superb array of cannons. The lighthouse is Diu’s highest point, with a beam that reaches 32km. There are several small chapels, one holding engraved tombstone fragments. Part of the fort also serves as the island’s jail.
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Shri Ram Vijay
- Diu, India
- Restaurants › Other
Forget the alcohol – Diu earns its place on the map for this small, squeaky-clean, old-fashioned ice cream parlour, with delicious handmade ice cream and milkshakes. Going since 1933, this family enterprise started out with soft drinks, and they still make their own brands (Dew and Leo) in Fudam – try the exceptional Dew cream soda and then try all the ice creams!
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Diu Museum
The white-walled St Thomas’ Church, a lovely, simple building houses the Diu Museum. There’s a spooky, evocative collection of old Catholic saint statues. Once a year, on 1 November, this is used for a packed-out mass. There are also some remnants of a Jain temple. There’s a guesthouse upstairs around to the left.
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O’Coqueiro Music Garden Restaurant
- Diu, India
- Restaurants › Other
Here, a dedicated owner has developed a soul-infused garden restaurant celebrating freshness and quality. The small menu offers simple renditions of veg with pasta and excellent seafood. The chef has learnt a handful of Portuguese dishes from a local Diu matriarch. There’s also good coffee and cold beer. It is near the Diu Museum
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Shell Museum
The Shell Museum is a labour of love. Captain Devjibhai Vira Fulbaria, a merchant navy captain, has collected shells for over 50 years. Close to Diu Town, Fudam has a simple church, Our Lady of Remedies, that is now derelict, though a large carved wooden altar remains inside.
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Apana Foodland
- Diu, India
- Restaurants › Other
This outdoor, waterfront restaurant does everything: breakfasts, South Indian, Gujarati, Punjabi and Chinese. The fish dishes, including shark tikka, kingfish/prawns with rice, chips and salad can be pre-ordered so you don’t miss out. The Gujarati fruit salad is delicious.
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Night Heron Restaurant
- Diu, India
- Restaurants › Other
This water-edge open-air restaurant, with upstairs tables, is not bad for an evening meal, ice cream or a beer. During the day it gets a bit hot, though. South Indian breakfasts are a feature while lunch and dinner feature tandoori, Punjabi and Chinese dishes.
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St Paul’s Church
Cavernous St Paul’s Church is a wedding cake of a church, founded by Jesuits in 1600 and then rebuilt in 1807. Inside, it’s a great barn, with a small cloister next door, above which is a school. Daily mass is heard here.
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La Dolce Vita Music Garden Restaurant
- Diu, India
- Restaurants › Other
This is a simple little roadside restaurant with good breakfasts (home-made muesli, fruit salad, lassi) and coffee. Lunch and dinner comprise veg and non-veg curries, pasta and seafood. It is located near Jallandhar Beach.
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Dubchichk
This drinking platform has a great vantage point for overlooking drunken antics on the beach from a safe distance.
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