Tourist Places in Goa
Tourist Places in Goa:
Goa - one of the popular and most visited tourist destination in the country because of it's enchanting and beautiful coastline with long sandy beaches, casinos, river cruises, exotic beach resorts, water sports and plenty of other things. Whether It's a tour with friends or family you'll find so many things to
explore at this land of sun, sand and beaches.
explore at this land of sun, sand and beaches.
Arambol :
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| Arambol beach Image courtesy: Aleksandr Zykov |
Arambol is located in the northern region of Goa. It lies 32 km north-west of Mapusa and Chapora, approximately 50 km from Panaji (the capital) and 12 km from Chopdem and at a one hour drive from Dabolim airport.
Vasco-da-Gama :
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| St Andrew church, Vasco da Gama Image courtesy: www.ambiencebuilders.com |
As the name suggests, Vasco-da-Gama city inherited its name from the Portuguese explorer and the former viceroy, Dom Vasco-da-Gama. Located at close proximity to Marmagoa harbor and Zuari river, the city was originally called Sambhaji. This coastal town came under Portuguese rule in 1543 and evolved as a leading export-import trade centre for India on a global platform. Vasco, today, is one of the largest industrial and commercial cities of Goa. Vasco has always been one of the busiest ports on the western coast of India. The town of Vasco-da-Gama has a 400-year-old St Andrew Church.
Canacona :
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| Canacona beach coastline Image courtesy: www.wikitravel.org |
The Canacona region was earlier a part of the Soonda kingdom (a remnant of the powerful Vijayanagar Empire of the Hampi). But when it was defeated by Hyder Ali of Mysore, the king of Soonda surrendered the territory to the Portuguese in 1791. Canacona merged with Goa in 1794. With Chaudi, as its capital today, Canacona is the gateway to many of Goa's southern tip beaches including Agonda, Palolem and Rajbhag.
Ponda :
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| Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Image courtesy: www.wikimapia.org |
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| Shree Shanta Durga Temple in Ponda Image courtesy: www.wikitravel.org |
The famous ten temples, constructed in the 17th and 18th century, provide a boost to the tourism industry in Ponda. Several temples look relatively new as these were renovated after being destroyed by the Portuguese. The temple town of Goa, is also the gateway to Goa's wildlife sanctuaries. Apart from being a holy destination to the pilgrims, Ponda offers two wildlife sanctuaries to all the nature enthusiasts, namely the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary and Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary. Ponda also has the largest mosque in Goa.
The town emerged as an administrative centre when the Portuguese took over the area in 1791 from the king of Sonda. During the formation of the New Conquests, they annexed it along with Quepem, Canacona and Sanguem. Today, Ponda is a major tourist hub and a leading industrial city as well.
Panjim :
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| Arial view of Panjim Image courtesy: abcdz2000 |
Panjim is the most famous tourist destination in Goa, in terms of beaches, churches, carnivals and natural beauty. Being the capital city, it is the focal point of tourism in Goa. It is a small and charming city on the banks of silvery Mandovi River. The town has some beautiful red-blue-green-yellow roofed buildings made in Portuguese Baroque style. While its official name has been Panaji (meaning “the land that does not flood) since the 1960's, it has been called Panjim by the Portuguese, who ruled Goa for over 400 years.
Panjim was a neglected fishing village of creeks, fields and coconut trees for many centuries. It was given the status of a city and was declared the capital of Goa in 1843. The city has tree-lined cobbled streets, pretty gardens and a beautiful promenade on the river-front.
Pernem :
Pernem is predominantly a Hindu town. This small town comprises of a beautiful coastline with long sandy beaches, lagoons and coconut plantations. Being situated between the Chapora and Arondem rivers, Pernem enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year. Tourists mostly come here to visit the Hindu temples.
Konkani, Marathi, English, Portuguese and Hindi languages are spoken here, like in other parts of Goa. If you want to see beautiful Portuguese architecture in Pernem, you can go to the Terekol fort (a vital part of the Portuguese defence), located on the Maharashtran border. The beautiful Pernem coastline of long sandy beaches, lagoons and coconut plantations has few settlements spruced up for visitors.
Best time to visit Goa:
You can visit Goa anytime in the year but the best and recommended time is October to February.How to reach :
By Train:
Goa has two railway station - Vasco and Madgaon. Both of them are well connected to the major cities in India by direct trains.
By Air:
Dabolim airport is the nearest airport to Panjim which is 25.9 kms away. Renting a cab prior to your arrival at the airport will be best option to reach your destination from here.
By Road:
Goa is well connected to the major cities of India through NH4A, NH 17 and NH17A. State transport department KTC has good connectivity to other town of the Goa state. You can also hire a taxi in Goa for local sightseeing. Tag :
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Fair and Festivals in Goa
Goa is one of the most popular tourist destinations of India. Goa is known for its beautiful beaches, night life, music, dance, etc. There is one more thing about Goa that makes it different from other parts of the country and that thing is its charming and colorful fairs and festivals which serves an occasion where the tourists can have the glimpses of vibrant and colorful lifestyle of the people of Goa.
Goa Carnival is a much awaited event of Goa. Though the festival is celebrated in the month of February the preparation of it start many months before. This three day festival has been attracting thousands of tourists from across the world. The event is full of amusement activities like dance, live performance, street plays, music which make the festival vibrant. Shigmotsav is another prominent festival of Goa. The festival comes in the month of March and presents the visitors an opportunity to witness vibrant culture of Goa. People from other several towns gather together and head for the religious shrine singing and dancing all the way and indulging in other amusement activities. This fascinating event is rarely missed by the tourists.
Feast of St. Francis Xavier in Goa is held every year in the month of December. The festival is organized at Basilica of Bom Jesus in old Goa and is visited by thousands of devotee from all over the world. Feast of Three Kings is another important event of Goa. The festival is organized every year in the citadel of our lady of Mount. It is celebrated in honor of Our lady of Mount who is much revered for safeguarding her devotees. The festival is celebrated in the month of January and is full singing and dancing.
Monte Music Festival is another musical event of Goa. This is the new born festival and is being organized annually for last some years. Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount is venue for this amazing event. Sea Food Festival, Bonderam and Goa Heritage Festival are other noteworthy festivals celebrated with much enthusiasm in Goa.
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Tourist Places of Chennai
Chennai capital
city of Tamil Nadu is previously known as Madras. It is 31st largest
metropolitan city in the world.City is big hub for the IT companies and
has famous for tourism for the historical and religious places as well
as many other attractions are also there in and around the city.
MGR film city is recently built place by Tamil Nadu government in 1994 in memory of MG Ramachandran, popular film actor and longtime Chief Minister of Tamilnadu.Tamil Film Industry which is second (next to Mumbai) in film production.The film city has artificial set of indoor and outdoor shooting locations, replicas of village,urban,police station etc.
It is popular beach in Chennai runs for 12 km and is the second longest beach in the world.Marina is primarily sandy, unlike the short, rocky formations that make up the Juhu Beach in Mumbai.The aquarium is at the beginning of the beach, is another important attraction near the beach. His famous work Thirukkural has been inscribed on stone in the front hall corridors of the chariot. The memorial is said to have the largest auditorium in Asia with a capacity of 4000 people.
St.Thomas the apostle of Christ is believed to have visited India between 52 and 72 AD. He is believed to have died in the area called St Thomas Mount.
National Art Gallery
It is situated at the pantheon road,Egmore.It’s a beautiful gallery preserving the artifacts as representation of cultural aspect of the city. Building was designed by Henry Irwin.There is a good collection of old paintings and sculptures including Tanjore paintings on glass; Rajput and Mughal miniature paintings; Deccan paintings from 17th century; and handcrafts, metalware, and ivory carvings from 11th and 12th century.MGR Film City
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| MGR film city Image credit:The Hindu |
MGR film city is recently built place by Tamil Nadu government in 1994 in memory of MG Ramachandran, popular film actor and longtime Chief Minister of Tamilnadu.Tamil Film Industry which is second (next to Mumbai) in film production.The film city has artificial set of indoor and outdoor shooting locations, replicas of village,urban,police station etc.
Marina Beach
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| Marina Beach Image credit:Srinivasan G |
It is popular beach in Chennai runs for 12 km and is the second longest beach in the world.Marina is primarily sandy, unlike the short, rocky formations that make up the Juhu Beach in Mumbai.The aquarium is at the beginning of the beach, is another important attraction near the beach. His famous work Thirukkural has been inscribed on stone in the front hall corridors of the chariot. The memorial is said to have the largest auditorium in Asia with a capacity of 4000 people.
St. Thomas Mount
Located near the neighbourhood of Guindy and Chennai International Airport.St.Thomas the apostle of Christ is believed to have visited India between 52 and 72 AD. He is believed to have died in the area called St Thomas Mount.
Parthasarthi Temple
Built in the 8th century B.C. by the Pallava Dynasty and dedicated to Lord Krishna, this temple was renovated in the 16th century by the Vijayanagara dynasty and continues to be in active use today.Government Museum Complex
The Government Museum at Chennai is one of the finest museums in India. It has sections devoted to anthropology, botany, geology, numismatics, sculpture and zoology. The relics from the 2nd century AD Buddhist site 'Amaravati' and the souvenirs of the prehistoric South India are the most prized assets of the museum.How to reach
By Air:
Chennai has it's own international airport where both domestic and international flights arrive.
By Rail:
There
are three railway station in Chennai: Chennai Central, Egmore and
Tambaram which are well connected to the major cities of India.
By Road:
Chennai is also well connected to the all major cities of Tamil Nadu state.
Chennai - Pondicherry: 185 km.
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Tourist Places of Bangalore
Bangalore is one of the most important tourist destination and capital of the Karnataka state also known as the Silicon Valley of India. Often it is known as a dream place for the software engineers so it is an IT hub. The city with ultra modern infrastructure and transport facilities invites the visitors around the world.
The city was founded by the local ruler Kempe Gouda in 1831.The city has seen drastic growth in recent year due to the tourist places. Bangalore is bestowed with several parks adding to its greenery hence called the Garden City at times.
LalBagh :
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| LalBagh Image courtesy:Ashwin Kumar |
ISKCON Krishna temple :
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| ISKOCN Temple |
It was built by the prosperous International Society of Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON) and known for glossy exterior as well plentiful decorations. It features both modern and traditional Indian architecture.
Tipu Sultans Palace :
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| Mysore palace Image courtesy:Philip Larson |
Bannerghatta National Park Bangalore :
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| Baneerghatta National Park Image courtesy:Senthil Kumar |
Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram:
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| Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram Image courtesy:solarisgirl |
Cubbon Park Bangalore :
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| Cubbon Park |
Park is around 2 kms From MG Road. Laid out in 1864 by Richard Sankey, The chief engineer of Mysore, and named in honour of the Commissioner, Cubbon Park extends over an area of 135-ha (334 acres).There are we can find marble statues of Queen Victoria and Edward VIII. Middle of the park a red painted,Neo-classical building known as the Sheshadri Iyer Memorial Houses a Public Library.
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Culture of Goa
Goa is known for a unique culture which is quite different from other parts of India. Goa which is home to the people of different religions has very easy going and relaxed culture. Goans (the people of Goa) are still following their rich culture and tradition and at the same time we find them to be much ahead of the time and the trend of world. Goa is such a place in India where you will find the people of different religions not having any issue or arguing and fighting the over the religious issues. Everyone here is free to follow any life styles, wear any type of clothes , follow any religion, tradition and eat whatever they like, be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian food. This kind of life style is not seen in other part of India where tradition and religion are inseparable from the lives of the people.
Goans are very passionate about the music. In fact the music is integral part of lives of the people of Goa. Goans had wide variety of choice of music. From Indian music to western one they are indeed die-hard fans of Music. For the last some years they have taken a much liking to the western music and have wide variety of choice of western music. Music is such deeply rooted in Goa’s culture that most of the people can play a couple of musical instruments. Goa has seen the Portuguese rule for long time and therefore it is little surprise that most of the songs they sing and music they play have the touch of Portugal tune and style.
Portuguese rule in Goa has seen many people converting to Christianity and hence you will find many people of Goa following the Christian religion. But at the same time they have not forgotten their tradition completely. The people of Goa are seen celebrating festival of all religion with equal zest. Along with many churches built largely during the Portuguese rule there are many temples in situated in Goa. Sea food in Goa is a famous in the world. Rather it has become a synonymous with Goa and has got it worldwide appreciation. Goa is one of those few places in the world which offers wide range of sea foods. Wide varieties of fishes, prawns, mussels, crabs and oysters are used for the numerous dishes of sea food.
Night life in Goa is very vibrant and Goa is much ahead from metros of India in this respect. It is said that Goa never sleeps. It is after the sun set that the beaches of Goa come alive. Music, dance, lights etc make Goa one of most sought after destination in India.
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History of Goa
Rock engravings found near the Kushavati River takes the history of Goa back to 6000-8000BC. Other artifacts founds there belongs to 10000BC. Much is not known about era of Goa. In 2200 BC it was inhabited by Indo Aryan after which it was Dravidian of Deccan who made Goa their home. In 3rd century Goa was part of Maurya Empire under the Buddhist ruler Ashoka. This was the time of Goa when Buddhist monks laid the foundation of Buddhism in Goa. Then afterwards Goa came under the rule of Satvahan of Kholapur which continued to rule it for four centuries. Southern Silharas of Konkan ruled Goa from 765 to 1015 as feudatories of Chaulukyas and Rashtrakutas. Over the next few centuries Goa witnessed the rule of several Kadambas as feudatories of Chaulukya of Kalyani. During this time Jainism was patronized in Goa.
In 1312 Goa came under the rule of Delhi sultanate. But they could not hold it for long and had to lose it to Vijanagar kingdom who continued to rule Goa till 1469. Then Goa was captured by Bahmani sultans of Gulbarga only to surrender it to Adil Shahis of Bijapur who founded their auxiliary capital there. Portuguese then defeated the Bijapur Kingdom with the support of local ally Timayya. During the rule of Portuguese Goa was known as Velha Goa. Goa witnessed the long rule of Portuguese until it was annexed to Indian Republic. In 1843 the capital was changed from Velha Goa to Panjim. During this time territory under the occupation was extended to the present Goa state’s border.
In Aug-1947 India got independence from the British. But Portuguese refused to transfer the Indian enclave of Goa. In 1961 Indian Army started their Operation Vijay that led to Goa’s freedom from Portuguese and subsequently its annexation to Indian Republic. Goa, along with Daman and Diu was union territory of India until 1987 when it was made twenty-fifth state of India.
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