Sawantwadi

Sawantwadi located at the Sahyadri Mountains in the Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Sawantwadi was formerly the capital city of the 'Royal Kingdom of Sawantwadi' ruled by the Bhonsle clan of Marathas.

Sawantwadi is well known for its wooden toys (including lifelike wooden models of fruits and vegetables). It is also becoming a major tourist attraction these days.

Till 1850 Sawantwadi was known as Sunderwadi (A beautiful locality). The name Sawantwadi came into the practice because of surname of this erstwhile state’s ruling family of Khem-sawants. The palace was earlier atop Narendra hill. Khemsawant III constructed the existing palace in late 18th century (Construction period 1755-1803). The famous Moti-Talao (Talao-lake) built in front of the palace in 1874 has added to its beauty. Now the palace is a pride of Sawantwadi.


Other Attractive places :
Narendra Park, and the Narendra hill. Besides this, Moti Lake, Vithal temple, Hanuman temple, and Raghunath market.

Nearest Airport :   Belgaum ( 64 km )
Nearest Railway : Sawantwadi  ( 28 km on Konkan Railway )