Old goa, India

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Travel Blogs from Old goa (7)

Bedbugs and saints, Panjim and Old Goa, India travel blog
Bedbugs and saints
Dec 20, 2004

... vibe about it. Some of the streets resembled Lisbon or Havana more than the views we were accustomed to in India. We also made the trip to Old Goa where we saw the somewhat dessicated body of St. Francis Xavier, who died over 300 years ago and who ...

A travel blog entry by laurenandkris
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Recovery, Panaji, Old Goa, Palolem, India travel blog
Recovery
Feb 22, 2005

... are in Panaji, only 85 rupees! Tina also bought a beautiful blue salway kameez there, that I can't wait to see her in. Old Goa, only 11km from Panaji, is basically a bundle of churches in the jungles. But they are enormous, old Portugese churches. The ...

A travel blog entry by barrettbingley
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To be a nun???, Old Goa, India travel blog
To be a nun???
Jan 11, 2007

... I headed over to the the public bus stand, talked to five people to find the right bus, took my local bus for 7 rupees to Old Goa and had the greatest day.  It is always better - why did I succumb the day before to the organized tour?  Lazy ...

A travel blog entry by rowlandson
Ye Olde Goan Culture, Old Goa, India travel blog
Ye Olde Goan Culture
Nov 12, 2009

... Goa around 9:30am, it's already pretty hot and the streets are total chaos with traffic and kids going to school. We love it! Old Goa is quite a fascinating place with obviously a deep Portuguese history that stems back to the 1500's, so cue a day of uber ...

A travel blog entry by tec_sofie

Forum Discussions on Old goa (4)

Goa -places to watch
Posted on Mar 7, 2009, 01:33:36
... entrance to the bay. Old Goa Velha Goa is on the outskirts of Panaji. It was the capital of Portuguese during the 16th century. Old Goa was abandoned after the 1738 plague when disaster struck. Now Old Goa is a ghost city but it strives on its majestic, ...
India- Mumbai - Goa
Posted on Sep 20, 2007, 03:55:30
... (narrow cobbled streets, balconies, old tiled buildings), the whitewashed Church of Immaculate Conception that towers about the main square, Old Goa and the Basilica of Bom Jesus (famous because it contains the mortal remains of St Francis Xavier), Mapusa ...
Want to Explore in india then GO BIKE!
Posted on Jan 23, 2008, 08:32:46
... them serve you lunch and cap it off with a taste of "feni" the local drink made from the fruit of the cashew. Old Goa is a must see as well, it's old portugese architecture will make you feel as though you have walked into the past. Also you ...
India- Mumbai - Goa
Posted on Sep 19, 2007, 15:07:42
... of the ocean!) and you can get there during low tide. Aside from the beaches, which are the biggest attraction, Old Goa sounds really great. The architecture from colonial times is supposed to be really interesting and beautiful! Below is a link ...

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