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PLACES OF INTEREST
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AMBOLI
Amboli (Savantvadi T.; 15° 55' N, 73° 55' E, p. 1,954),
about thirteen miles north-east of Savantvadi is a sanatorium for Belgaum and Savantvadi. The nearest railway station is Belgaum, 77 miles to the south-east. Amboli stands 2,300 feet above the coastal plain and enjoys good, cool and invigorating climate in summer. Laterite stone is found in the vicinity in abundance and: forms good and cheap material for building purposes. The soil is rich in bauxite. Honey is obtained from the forest area. There; is a bee keeping centre in the village.
Government water works constructed on the river Hiranyakeshi supplies water to the village. There are about 30 Points and other places of interest at this hill station, prominent among which are Mahadevgad, Narayangad, Nutt Point, Khemraj Point and SavantvadI View.
Attempts were made in the past to develop this village into a hill-station and health resort. During the former Savantvadi State regime,
Amboli used to be its summer capital.
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