TIRACOL FORT -
YOU CAN REACH TIRACOL FORT WHICH LIES ON
THE NORTHERN MOST EXTREME OF GOA’S COAST
BY TAKING A FERRY FROM KERI BEACH. THE
FORT’S HIGH BATTLEMENTS FACE THE SEA AND
OFFER A WONDERFUL VIEW OF THE KERI AND
ARAMBOL BEACHES. THE FORT HAS BEEN
CONVERTED INTO AN UP MARKET HOTEL – FORT
TIRACOL HERITAGE HOTEL.
OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES AT MORJIM BEACH –
THE MORJIM BEACH IS A NATURAL CHOICE FOR
OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES TO BREED. THE
HATCHLINGS CAN BE SEEN DURING THE NESTING
SEASON FROM NOVEMBER TO MARCH.
FORT AGUADA –
FORT AGUADA, ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST
IMPRESSIVE FORT OF GOA , STANDS ON THE
MOUTH OF THE RIVER MANDOVI. A LIGHTHOUSE
IS BUILT IN THE FORT, WHICH ATTRACTS MANY
VISITORS.
OLD GOA
BASILICA OF BOM JESUS –
BOM JESUS MEANS “GOOD JESUS” OR “INFANT
JESUS”. RENOWNED THROUGH THE CATHOLIC
WORLD, THIS 16 TH CENTURY CATHEDRAL IS
INDIA’S FIRST MINOR BASILICA AND IS
CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA. THE MAIN
ATTRACTION OF THE CHURCH IS THAT IT
ENSHRINES THE MORTAL REMAINS OF ST.FRANCIS
XAVIER, THE PATRON SAINT OF GOA. THE
EMBALMED BODY LIES IN A SILVER CASKET
WHICH IS LOWERED FOR PUBLIC VIEWING ONLY
DURING PUBLIC EXPOSITIONS.
SHRI MANGUESHI TEMPLE –
THIS TEMPLE IS DEDICATED TO MANGUESHI, THE
INCARNATION OF LORD SHIVA. MANGUESH IS
WORSHIPPED ONLY IN GOA. IT IS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF MIXED ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
INFLUENCED BY THE CHRISTIANS & THE
MUSLIMS.
CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI –
THIS FAMOUS CHURCH IS OPPOSITE THE
BASILICA OF BOM JESUS. IT WAS BUILT BY
FRANCISCAN MONKS IN 1521. THE CHURCH IS
ADORNED WITH 17 TH CENTURY PAINTINGS ON
THE LIFE OF ST.FRANCIS.
SE CATHEDRAL OR ST CATHERINE’S CHURCH –
THIS CHURCH STANDS LARGER THAN ANY OTHER
CHURCH IN ASIA. IT TOOK ALMOST 80 YEARS TO
BUILD. ITS TUSCAN EXTERIOR & THE BELL ARE
REFERRED TO AS THE “GOLDEN BELL” ON
ACCOUNT OF ITS RICH SOUND.
SHRI LAXMI TEMPLE –
BUILT IN THE 18 TH CENTURY , THIS TEMPLE
IS LOCATED IN PONDA. IT IS DEDICATED TO
LORD VISHNU AND HIS CONSORT GODDESS LAXMI.
Kerala
DELHI
