Goa
 Silver sands, sparkling blue waters, the sky mirroring the sea below, white churches resting against green paddy fields and coconut trees lining the coastal streets. Goa - a place you can fall in love with at first glance, is also home to India's finest beach resorts.
There's much more to Goa than sun, sand and sea. The allure of Goa is that it remains quite distinct from the rest of India and is small enough to be grasped and explored in a way that other Indian states are not.
Accommodation at Goa:
Hotels in North Goa
Taj Fort Aguada Beach Resort (5 Star)
Radisson White Sands Resort
(5 Star)
La Calypso Resort
(4 Star)
Casa De Goa
(4 Star)
Ronil Beach Resort
(3 Star)
Santa Monica Resort
(2 Star)
Silla Goa
(3 Star)
Whispering Palms Beach Resort
(3 Star)
Alor Beach Resort
(2 Star)
Hotels in South Goa
Bogmallo Beach Resort
(5 Star)
Holiday Inn
(5 Star)
Cidade De Goa
(5 Star)
Bollywood Seaqueen
(3 Star)
The Leela Palace
(5 Star)
Majorda Beach Resort
(5 Star)
Ramada Caravela Beach Resort
(5 Star)
Dona Sylvia Beach Resort
(5 Star)
Club Mahindra Varca Beach
(5 Star)
Weather and Best Time to Visit:
Monsoons are very rough.
The best season to visit would be from September to March
Prime
Attractions at Goa
Basilica of Bom Jesus
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is famous throughout the Roman Catholic world since it contains the tomb and mortal remains of St.Francis Xavier.A red laterite edifice completed in 1605.
St. Cathedral
The cathedral built in purist Tuscan style and is stagerring in proportions. In one chapel is kept the Cross of Miracles, said to grow in size & have healing properties. Heavily gilded central altars depict the martyrdom of Saint Catherine, to whom the cathedral is dedicated.
Convent & Church of St. Francis of Assisi
The beautiful church displays superb decorative paintwork & woodcarving & floor are inlaid with elaborately engraved tombstones depicting scenes from the life of St. Francis. The convent at the back of this church is now the Archaeological Museum.
Mangesh Temple
The Shiva temple of Shri Mangesh is at Priol-Ponda Taluka, about 22 Km from Panaji. The tiny temple with its white tower, a local landmark, is on top of a small hill. Only a Km further down the road is Shri Mahalsa, a Vishnu temple.
Shantidurga Temple
About 5 Km from Ponda are Shri Ramnath and Shri Mahalakshmi, and nearby is the Shri Shantadurga temple. Dedicated to Shantadurga, the goddess of peace, it has a strange, almost pagoda like tower in the temple compound.
Anjuna Beach
A popular beach area adjacent to Chapora fort. In Anjuna there is magnificent Albuquerque Mansion built in 1920, flanked by octagonal towers and attractive Mangalore tile-roof.
Vagator Beach
A popular beach dominated by Chapora fort to the north, on its imposing headland. To the south of Vagator is Calangute beach.
Colva Beach
If any beach deserves the title of 'Queen' it is Colva, as this beach is without equal in India. It's nothing short of paradise, with 40 Km of uninterrupted white sand fringed with coconut palms along the whole of its length and a warm, calm sea. Go a little way in either direction from Colva village and you will find the nearest thing to a deserted beach. The other main beaches at Aguada and Bagmalo are largely for the jet set and sport expensive five-star resorts. It’s silver-gray, powder-fine sand that has been the inspiration for many folk tales and songs.
Dona Paula Beach
An idyllic picturesque spot. Command a fine view of the Zuari estuary and Mormugao Harbor. Dona Paula beach resort is a boating paradise, with speedboats and pedaloes for hire. Water Scootering facilities are available here.
Miramar Beach
(Gaspar Dias) 3 Km A lovely golden beach of soft sand griddled with palm trees facing the blue Arabian Sea, is the nearest to Panaji.
Access to Goa
Air:
The nearest is Dabolim in Goa.
Rail: Vasco-da-Gama and Margoa are connected by train with
Bangalore, Belgaum, Hospet, Hubli and Hyderabad and via Miraj to Bombay,
Delhi and Agra.
Road:
Panaji, the capital of Goa, is connected by road to Bangalore-598 kms,
Belgaum-157 km, Bombay-594 km, Gokarn-154 km, Hospet-315 km, Hubli-184
km, Karwar-103 km, Kolhapur-246 km, Malwan-150 km, Mangalore-371 kms,
Mysore-696 kms, Pune-458 kms, Ratnagiri-263 kms, Vengurla-73 kms
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