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Interest Places in Goa
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MUSEUMS & ART GALLERIES:
Archaeological Museum and Portrait gallery, Old Goa.
Tel: 228533. (Timings: 1000- 1700 hrs. Closed on Friday) Entry
Fee: Rs.5/-. This museum has an elaborate portrait gallery
showcasing some of the finest Portuguese art. Goa State
Museum, Patto, Panaji. Tel: 2438006 (timings: 0930-1300
hrs and 1400-1700 hrs) Closed on Sat, Sun and public holidays.
Entrance fee: Rs. 5/-. Have 7 galleries.
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Museum of Christian Art,
Old Goa. (Timings: 0930 hrs-1700 hrs) Entrance fee: Rs. 10/-.
Per adult and Rs. 5/-. Per child. Exhibits that are priceless
treasures and a unique symbiosis of East and West.
Galleries at Se Cathedral. St Francis of Assisi Convent &
Basilica of Bom Jesus.
(timings: 0900-1230 hrs and
1500-1830 hrs on weekdays and Sundays from 1000-1230 hrs and
1500-1830 hrs)
The Big Foot Art
Gallery & Local Handicrafts
Centre
at Ancestral Goa, Loutolim, Margao, and Exhibition
of Crosses in the Big Foot Art Gallery. Tel: 2777034 2775830
(Timings: 0900-1800 hrs) enter Fee Rs. 20/- per person & Rs.
10/- per student. Naval Aviation Museum INS Hansa, Bogmalo Rd.
Everyday (except Mondays) 10 am to 5 pm. Entry Rs. 15/-
adults. Chid Rs. 5/- Photos permitted. First of its kind in
Asia, displays to naval aviation history. Houses of Goa,
Salvador do Mundo, Porvorim. Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 7.30
pm. Entry Rs. 25/-.
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North Beaches:
Arambol Beach:
A unique
beach that is both rocky and sandy. It is much sought after by
tourists. It has a sweet water pond right on the shore.
Anjuna
Beach:
A popular
beach adjacent to Chapora Fort. In Anjuna there is the
magnificient Albuquerque mansion built in the 1920s. Famous
for its flea market on Wednesdays.
Calangute
Beach:
The most
popular beach and holiday resort in Goa. Also known as the
queen of Goan beaches. Excellent accommodation facilities
available.
Miramar
Beach:
A lovely golden beach of soft sand girdlen with palm trees
facing the blue Arabian Sea. It is nearest to Panaji. Vagator
Beach: It is a popular beach dominated by Chapora Fort to the
North, on its imposing headland. To the South of Vagator is
Calangute Beach.
Dona Paula: An idyllic picturesque
spot. Commands a fine view of Zuari River and Mormugao Harbour.
Water scooter facilities available her
South
Beaches:
Agonda Beach:
A small,
Picturesque and secluded beach much sought after for its
serenity.
Colva Beach:
About 6 kms from Margao, Colva beach is the pride of Salcete
and the only rival to Calangute by its scenic spiendour. Good
accommodation facilities available.
Pololem:
Just west
of Chaudi in the sourhtern taluka of canacona, Palolem is one
of the most enchanting beaches of Goa. It is relatively
deserted with a backdrop of the Western Ghats.
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FORTS & MAN MADE CAVES
Goa has many forts of the 16th century, built by
the Portuguese rulers. Though most them are in ruins, a visit
to Fort Aguada near Sinquerim along its old lighthouse-the
oldest in Asia, is worthwhile. The Triacol for on the
northernmost fringe of Goa was occupied by the Portuguese in
1746. This fort has now been converted into a hotel with a
restaurant. Tiracol and Chapora Forts at Vagator were used to
ward off the Maratha warriors. The forts at
Cabo de Rama,
Alorna, Mormugao, Manus and Reis Magos are in a
state of dilapidation. The fort at Rachol, 12 Km from Margao
is another Old Portuguese fort built during 1521. It was
used as a prison during Portuguese time and is now a
Seminary of Centre for Theological Education.
The idalcao
Palace of Ibrahim Adilshah of Bijapur was the Secreteriat
till recently and is now going to be converted to a centre for
Art and culture.
Pansaimol Caves:
The notable
caves which appear as proto-temples are located at Aravalem in
Sakhalim, Lamgao in Bicholim, Khandepar in Ponda and Rivona in
Quepem. The most remarkable are the extensively-researched 4th
century caves under ASI supervision at Aravalem. These caves
have lingas that belong to the Skanda-Kartikaya-Surya cult of
the ancient tantra practitioners. A mythical background is
attached to these inscriptions on a Shivalinga in cave no. 2
is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi characters of 7th
Century AD.
The Lamgao caves
are baffling because they
show transition from Buddhist to Brahminic form. Aravalem
caves are 3 kms away from Sankhali.
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LAKES & WATERFALLS:
Goa has many
lakes and waterfalls amidst breathtaking landscapes.
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Mayem Lake
in Bicholim provides pedal boating facilities.
Kesarval Spring,
22 Km south of
Panaji, on the road to Margao, is said to have medicinal
properties.
Aravlem
Waterfalls
in Bicholim is
amidst verdant and sylvan surroundings.
The cold water springs at
Pomburpa
are 10 km from Panjai. The
Dudhsagar
Waterfalls
60 km east of Panaji and 10 Km from Colem, is a
trekking paradise. It is a grand spectacle during and
immediately after monsoon. The lake at
Netravali
in
Sanguem taluka has unique characteristics: bubbles emerge
continuously on its surface, and upon clapping their intensity
grows. Live springs suddenly gush out. |
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