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Udvada (Parsi Atash Behram Town)
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Udvada (Parsi Atash Behram Town)

Udvada, Gujarat, India

4.4 (0)
Overview

The holiest Zoroastrian site outside Iran — the Iranshah fire burning since 1742, in a lane-town of sagging Parsi mansions and legendary bakery breakfasts.

Why visit: A flame older than the USA, and the world's most charming sacred village.

Things to do
  • ›Iranshah exterior & lanes
  • ›Zoroastrian museum
  • ›Globe biscuits & mawa cakes
  • ›Sea-lane sunsets
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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar (temple entry Parsis only; town for all)

Entry fee

Free; museum ₹50

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within
6.6 km
📍 Family
4.0

Mirasol Lake Garden & Water Park

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A lakeside leisure complex of water-park slides, garden lawns, a resort and boating — the big-splash family destination near Devka.

Oct–MayHalf–full dayExplore
7.2 km
🏖️ Beach
4.0

Devka Beach

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Nani Daman's rocky-and-sand northern beach with an amusement park, fountain garden, resorts and a lively evening promenade.

Oct–Mar; eveningsHalf dayExplore
8.3 km
🏛️ Historical
4.3

Nani Daman Fort (St Jerome's Fort)

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The 'small' 1627 fort across the river — a carved St Jerome gateway of giant stone figures, the Our Lady of the Sea church within and river-mouth views to the jetty.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore
8.4 km
🛕 Religious
4.2

Our Lady of the Sea Church, Nani Daman

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The sailors' church within St Jerome's fort — whitewashed, sea-facing, its feast the heart of Nani Daman's Catholic Koli community.

Oct–Mar; feast days1 hrExplore
8.5 km
💎 Hidden Gem🛕 Religious
4.0

Jama Masjid & Kachigam Daman

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Daman's central Jama Masjid and the tank-and-shrine quarter of Kachigam — the everyday devotional life of the town beyond the forts.

Oct–Mar1 hrExplore
8.6 km
🍲 Local Experience
3.9

Damanganga Riverfront & Tourist Complex

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The developed riverside walk between the two forts — boating, gardens, food stalls and the daily ferry-boat crossing of the Damanganga.

Oct–Mar; evenings1–2 hrsExplore
8.6 km
🍲 Local Experience
4.1

Portuguese Daman Food & Feni Trail

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The Indo-Portuguese table of the coast — fiery prawn balchão, sorpotel, seafood xacuti and toddy-and-liquor lore in Daman's old Catholic quarters.

Oct–MarOngoingExplore
8.8 km
🛕 Religious
4.4

Bom Jesus Church, Moti Daman

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The 1603 Church of Bom Jesus inside Moti Daman fort — a gilded, intricately carved altar-screen of saints and cherubs, one of the finest in Portuguese India.

Oct–Mar1 hrExplore
8.8 km
💎 Hidden Gem🏛️ Historical
4.1

Dominican Monastery Ruins, Moti Daman

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The roofless shell of a 17th-century Dominican college and church within the fort — carved arches and an inscribed 'Rosary' portal open to the sky.

Oct–Mar1 hrExplore
8.9 km
🏛️ Historical
4.5

Moti Daman Fort

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The 'big' 16th-century Portuguese fort enclosing an entire old town — ramparts over the Damanganga, ten bastions, the Bom Jesus church, secretariat and lighthouse within.

Oct–Mar2–3 hrsExplore
9.2 km
📍 Family
4.0

Satya Sagar Udyan (Mirror Maze Park)

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A riverside amusement garden with a mirror maze, musical fountain, toy train and boating — Daman's favourite family evening out.

Oct–Mar; evenings2–3 hrsExplore
9.2 km
💎 Hidden Gem🌄 Viewpoint
4.1

Daman Lighthouse & Moti Daman Jetty

Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The old and new lighthouses on the Moti Daman rampart over the river mouth — a fishing jetty of painted boats below and the fort walls glowing at dusk.

Oct–Mar; sunset1–2 hrsExplore