old goa

在果阿,我们不得不步行到门口,因为你的车子和导游不能进门,直接载我们上船。我们一看到导游,我们发现是一辆旅行车,中间三个,后面三个,我们动都不能动,甚至不能呼吸。导游说他是前一天知道我们这个团的,并且通知他准备一辆小车,没要求大车。后来,我们旅行期间,为了我们能够舒服些,他换了一辆大车。因为导游没有提前接到我们去那的通知,我们没有去“喝邀请茶”,这跟我们协议不一样,网站上说这是果阿旅行的一部分。因为葡萄牙人在果阿待了很长时间,所以,从历史的角度来看是非常重要的,因为这种喝茶仪式是在拥有600年历史的老式葡萄牙建筑里举行的。

我和八位朋友一起去Old Goa,我以为我只会对这里的教堂感兴趣,结果我错了。在逛了一上午教堂之后,在下午给了我一个大惊喜 :-)我们去参观Old Goa码头时发现了一只漂亮的木船,并且我们乘船在Mandovi River游玩了一小时,而且费用很便宜,超级棒。音乐很漂亮,而且还提供零食……有冰冻饮料,而且周围自然环境优美。我们经过了著名的Divar岛……只能用一个词来形容……棒极了!如果船还在的话,千万别错过噢……www.facebook.com/KONKANEXPLORERS.COM 大家玩得高兴吧!!

old goa，旧果阿，位于印度西海岸嬉皮士天堂——果阿邦首府panaji附近。老果阿有很多雄伟壮丽的教堂，在享受果阿海滩的时候也很适合用这样的文化游来调节。主要教堂直接都很近，步行也很快。教堂的设计很有味道，不同的角度都给人不同的感觉。我去的时候还正好赶上唱诗班练习，听着风琴悠扬的旋律在教堂回荡，心里马上决定很清澈安逸，很神奇的。如果是租车或者自驾来，吃放并不方便，因为附近的饭店做得病不好且价格很高。如果可以挨饿，还是去Panaji市区里吃。特别推荐一家 Delhi Darbar ，印度菜做得色香味俱全，跟街边小店完全不同。我们4个很能吃的男生，人均50块左右

During my visit at goa , always visit old goa for pryers at st. francis church.There are guides at church who narrates the history in friendlier way.

There are 3 churches located in Old Goa - it is a bit off from the road between Madgaon and Panaji. Has majestic churches with a big museum dedicated to the Portuguese rule in India - some kind of audio-visual aid in the museum would have been very good, to imagine the royal history of the place. All the articles are very well preserved. St. Francis Xavier church is splendid (specially the entrance) with all the old royal splendour and traditional gothic architecture of Portugal in full display. The inside of the church have however been done a great disservice with the government painting it completely in white, compared to all the old golden frescos that adorned the ceilings and walls of the churches. St. Theresa church still has some of those frescos from the bygone era, well preserved as they were 500 years ago. And they are magnificent with the lofty arches and grandeur completely coming to the fore.

if you are heritage lover and want to have good views of very old churches, museum etc it is worth to spent some half a day in this place.better to start early as it shall be sultry during the noon and day except the winter times.

Amazing place that gives you the feeling of Goa as old colony. Not too big so if you are there early, you could make it half a day trip and still make it to the beach.

Old Goa was the capital of the Portuguese colony for hundreds of years, before the shift to Panaji. even before the Portuguese came, it was a bustling port city under Adil Shah of Bijapur. Unfortunately not much of the grandness remains nowadays. There are only a handful of churches to remind us of the bygone grandeur. The most beautiful of these churches - architecturally - is the Church of St Catejan. The most famous and popular is Basillica of Bom Jesus. Immediately opposite that lie the Se Cathedral, the ASI Museum and the Church of St Francis. A little distance apart lies the spectacular ruins of St Augustine's monastery. Only the museum needs an entry ticket, the rest are free.

Just a short visit to old Goa.Really liked the culture . not very much interested in sea food had a veg stuff at Ratna sagar opp to St Francis Church. good one . nice architucture

Old goals a place where still many of the locals stay. The architecture of old goa is really nice and colourful. The locals do not like much tourist coming here. Good place for photography.

Visited Old Goa on a very wet day in early March. Found the historical churches impressive but the information on them was quite limited, and what there was did little to bring you close to the times and people with which they were associated. Like many such places around the world, once you've seen them there's no reason to return. I think I found the old houses and Government buildings in Panaji more interesting and memorable. And I can't blame the rain for this review, as I also walked around Panaji during it.

Clear blue sky with coloured balloons on a greenish blue sea, golden beach, with the aroma of foods all-around, sitting in a sac, placed the order for starter before lunch, came the beer. But starter to main course of lunch took three hrs, another hour to finish… in between a couple of more beer bottles and soda with lime. Neither we, nor the restaurant are in a hurry. This is beautiful GOA. Bill of the restaurant is logical, except my companions grumbling or higher rate of soda lime than beer.First two days in Baga Beach , in “COLINIA SANTA MARIA”. It is an experience, no high rise, only duplex , scattered on green, surrounded by green, with restaurant, car park, coffee lounge and Library, plunge pool etc. and a few mnts. walk and you are on the beach. Restaurant serves wholesome breakfast, complementary, to last for a long. Lunch and dinner, we have tried out to taste the variety .But here is the disappointment. Barring a few, most of these roadside restaurants serve hardly any good or authentic Goanise cuisine. So better be careful and their cost is more or less same as our Hotel CSM. We hired two wheelers from Mrs.Angela(09850946605), with little bit of bargaining and rode around at ease. I think this is the best way to roam around and enjoy. In addition to your DL, which you must carry on while driving, you should carry your voter ID or pan card with you, because you have to keep this for security with the vehicle owner. Petrol is cheaper than any other states and easily available, but the dearth of oil bunkers caused a rampant black market. Names of the beaches are irrelevant to me, because all are good. Either you want to sit and enjoy the view, or join the activity. Dawn is seldom crowdy. May be Goa being on the western coast. Sun set is more attractive than sunrise. Or the late night parties and driving makes difficult for the early rise. I being an early riser enjoyed both, and believe me, I found the dawn more attractive. The cool, the serenity and best of all you can be alone with your sea.Next two days we spent in Hotel Fidalgo, in 18th June Road, in the heart of Panaji, a different experience altogether. Hospitality, service, food etc. are same no doubt, in one word excellent. But the ambiance is different. Naturally, it is being on the commercial district. It has got different restaurants according to your taste, they are simply exclusive. Here the complimentary breakfast has got much more varieties. Once you fill yourself up, you can be rest assured for at least next seven to eight hours.All sort of cruise are available from this area, including gambling one also. Sun set cruises are most popular. There are several back water cruises also. But we were little bit of skeptical about all these private operators. Goa tourism gives little options other than sun set cruise.We hired a car from Mr.Prasad R.S. (9326127716), and roam around Goa for two days, and we enjoyed it very much. Roads are excellent, with the hide and seek view of blue sea from the top of the ghats,. Time to time river Mandovi accompanied us, with green vegetation on both of its banks, crossing ferries with car, truck and passengers. Goa is beautiful indeed. As a matter of fact, for pleasure of driving, we went to Bondla Wild Life Sanctuary, some hundred k.m. or more from Panazi. It does not have anything wild but a small zoo, very quiet and hardly any tourist. It also does not have any food stall. On our way back we spent some time at Safa Maszid.Goa is famous for its churches, and their histories, so are the temples but we came across a Muslim shrine Safa Masjid or The Shifa Shahourie Masjid. Literally, the Arabic word ‘Safa' means clean, chaste and pure and the title befits this beautiful structure which is devoid of any mindless extravagance and grandeur. It is meant for the chaste, clean and for the pure at heart The authenticity and the factuality is that it was Sultan Ali Adilshah I who built the Safa Masjid of Ponda in 1560 since the period of Sultan Ali Adilshah I was 1557-1580. The Safa Masjid is a fusion of Indo-Islamic style. The roof is tiled and you also find some ruined standing laterite pillars. The mosque and the tank were formally surrounded by an extensive garden with many fountains. The sight of the mosque from the main Ponda-Panaji road is extremely pleasant to the eyes.Goa is a complete tourist package, consist of sea, hill, green nature, history, food, drinks etc. etc. it is up to your choice only, weather you want to lay back or roam aroun

Scenic Beauty. The way to Old goa from Panjim was really awesome. I would prefer better rent a scooty and go. You'll enjoy it like anything. Also it has one of the most beatiful Church. This is also a must go place.

This is a slice of the old 'Portuguese' Goa. Not too far from Panjim. Take the road which goes parallel to the Mandovi river. About 20 minutes away. The Mandovi riverside is scenic and simply beautiful. Interesting sight of the barges carrying people and vehicles across the river. Then there are the historical churches including the most famous ones. There is also a museum. Half a day can well be spent at this location, a combination of fascinating history and scenic beauty.

Its old capital of Goa situated just 10 km from Panaji.You can visit here by bus or rented bike or cab.Duration of stay would depend on your interest.It got many old purteges building and church well maintained.Main attraction is Basilica bom jesus.There are many other churches were you can visit.There are few shops selling snacks and sovenior items too.