Places for this
Alibaug-KonkanPalm trees, quiet beaches and old sea forts, one ferry ride from Mumbai.GokarnaA small Hindu temple town and a string of quiet beaches you walk between, cheaper and slower than Goa.Puri, Konark, BhubaneswarA pilgrimage beach town, Konark's stone chariot temple and the old temples of Bhubaneswar, close together in Odisha.South GoaCurved bays, early nights and turtles, for doing very little in the slower half of Goa.VarkalaA cliff-top beach town with a path of cafes above the Arabian Sea, yoga, and quieter beaches along the coast.MahabalipuramTemples cut from single rocks, a huge carved rock face and a fishing beach, all in one small town south of Chennai.North GoaSurf schools, sunset parties and clubs, with a calmer stretch of sand at the northern end.PondicherryA former French town on the Tamil coast: colour-washed streets, cafes, a long seafront and Auroville nearby.