Bheemunipatnam, or Bheemili for short, is a suburb 25 km (16 mi) east of Visakhapatnam in northern Andhra Pradesh. Apart from the famous beach, the town has the remains of a Portuguese church, a Dutch cemetery and two Buddhist sites.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Bhogapuram Airport). The second airport of Greater Vizag, yet to be opened in 2026.
By car
[edit]Bheemili can be easily reached from Visakhapatnam by Vizag-Bheemili Beach Road.
Get around
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Map of Bheemunipatnam
See
[edit]- 1 Andhra Baptist Church. A heritage church established in 1873.
- 2 Dutch Cemetery. One of the few remnants of the Dutch rule in India, the cemetery was also used for British officials.
- 3 Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Sand Hills). As the name suggests, it's a group of hillocks made of red sand.
- 4 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple. A Hindu temple at the foothills of Pavurallakonda.
Buddhist sites
[edit]- 5 Pavurallakonda (Narasimhaswamy Konda). A hill with the ruins of a Buddhist monastery at the top.
- 6 Gudiwada Dibba. A small hillock nearby with another Buddhist site, possibly of the 2nd century BCE.
Do
[edit]- 1 Bheemili Beach. The popular beach at the mouth of the Gosthani River.