About Goa
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Internationally renowned for its beaches, Goa is visited by hordes of foreign and domestic tourists every year. It is one of the most popular holiday destinations for European travellers, particularly during the winter. You can experience pockets of Portugese culture in its roads, churches and villages.

Popular celebrations in Goa are Christmas, Easter Sunday, Ganesh Chaturthi, New Year's Day, the Shigmo festival and the Carnival. Be sure to taste the feni.

Entertainment
Handicrafts Shopping
The Anjuna Flea Market is the place to be on Wednesday’s in Goa. The market begins at 9 am and closes down with the setting sun. It’s a unique experience that should not be missed on your travel trip to Goa. The market is a lively spot where souvenirs, beachwear, colorful sarongs, Hawaiian shirts and handicrafts are sold. From the vast collection pick out any of your favorite.

Historical Places to Visit
Fort Aguada
Fort Aguada, that stands on the on Sinquerim beach, was constructed by the Portugese as a defence against the dutch and the Maratas. On the fort stands a 4-storey Portuguese lighthouse, erected in 1864 and the oldest of its kind in Asia. A part of the fort is converted to central Jail."

Panaji

Church of our Lady of the Immaculate Conception facade, Panaji. Goa, India

Old Goa

Old Goa contains churches of Se Cathedral (the seat of the Archbishop of Goa), the church of St Francis of Assisi, the church of S. Caetano and
Basilica of Bom Jesus. This Basilica is considered one of the is considered as one of the best examples of baroque architecture in India. It contains the body of St. Francis Xavier, a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola, which is publicly viewed every 10 years as it is believed that the saints body is as fresh as the day it was buried.

Calangute Beach
Beaches are the prime attractions in Goa, the top of everyone's itinerary. Goa has a variety of beaches, the peaceful long stretches where the wind blow through the palm trees and the waves that soothe your mind and soul. Many beaches packed with activity, thrill, nightclub, para-sailing, jet skiing, dusk-to dawn parties and much more.

Calangute beach welcomes you with Kashmiri-run handicraft boutiques and Tibetan stalls selling Himalayan curios and jewellery. The quality of the goods - mainly Rajasthani, Gujarati and Karnatakan textiles - is generally high. A walk dwon from the hotel across holiday street leads you to the quieter parts of the Calangute beach, which is virtually hawker-free zone, one'll only come across teams of villagers hauling in hand nets at high tide or fishermen fixing their tack under bamboo sun shakes.

Baga
Baga is almost an extension of Calungute. Lying in the lee of a rocky, wooded headland, the only difference between this far northern end of the beach and its more congested centre is that the scenery here is marginally more varied and picturesque. Baga's nightlife is the liveliest in the area.

Other Beaches of Goa
Some of the remarkable beaches of Goa are
Varca, Colva, Anjuna, Arambol.

Varca
Varca offers the autrhenticity of a goan beach with rows of beached wooden fishing boats of Christian fisher folk, whose palm thatched long houses line the foot of the grassy dunes.

Miramar

Colva
Colva is one of the oldest and largest of South goas beaches. Its dotted with colonial style villas and ramshackle fishing huts. Swimming is relatively safe while the sand, at least away from the beachfront, is spotless and scattered with beautiful shells.

Anjuna
Anjuna's enduring popularity as a hippy hang out is its beach. Fringed by groves of swaying coconut palms, the curve of soft white sand conforms more closely to the archetypal vision of paradise than any other beach on the north coast. Bathing is generally safer than at most of the nearby resorts, too, especially at the more peaceful southern end, where a rocky headland keeps the sea calm and the undertow to a minimum.