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Old Goa

Panaji, India
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As featured in 3 days in Goa
Ranked #3 of 58 attractions in Panaji
Type: Neighborhoods
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Traveler Description: You can visit Old Goa like the Portuguese Viceroys, so first go to Viceroy`s Arch. Vasco da Gamas sculpture looks to the river. The arch was built... more »
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Examba
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 11, 2013 NEW

Old goa has many places to enjoy n spend good time when you are finished with beaches. Two old churches ,two temples are worth visiting. A science museum is there And evening cruise over mandovi river. Cruise is too good for the enty charge 150rs,huge crowd will be there,have to wait for long to get into .. Theres a dj,snacks... More

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Lucknow, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

This place is a historian delight. I would like to visit this place again in my next visit. I visited twice in this visit but still could not complete the entire area

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perth
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 6, 2013

pleasant enough way to spend a couple of hours looking at the three churches, all within a couple of hundred metres of each other. was extremely hot inside the churches so we didnt linger too long.

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Vancouver, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013

Old Goa was the origional Portugese settlement, but all that survives are these enormous old churches & cathedrals in old Goa and a few defensive forts along the coast. The location by the river is damp & mosquito prone & the priests & soldiers died of dystentery & malaria so the settlement was eventually moved to Panjii down river &... More

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Bangalore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013

Old Goa is a good place for history buffs to explore. Good to read about the place in detail before going.

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Coconut Creek, Florida
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

In Goa, again we had to walk to the gate since your vehicle and guide did not have a pass to come into the gate and pick us up at the ship directly. Once we met the guide, we discovered that the vehicle was a station wagon with 3 in the middle and 3 in back, there was no room... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

The roads and streets were narrow and not so well maintained. It is a bizarre mix of century old buildings and the new ones not properly planned. A mismatch of sorts.

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Lisbon, Portugal
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

Historical city in North Goa, was the capital of Goa, Portuguese India from the 16th century until the 18th century due to a plague. The remains of the city are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Boston, Massachusetts
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

Panjim and old goa is a waste of time. Don't stay around here head to the beach somewhere else. Old goa has decent sites but nothing worth making the trip there for.n you need maybe one hour there.

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Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

Well.. when i went to visit Old Goa with a group of 8 friends, i thought it would be only churches which would interest me.. but i was so wrong... After an active morning discovering the churches, chapels and goan food, the afternoon came with a surprise :-) we were visiting the Old Goa boat jetty where we found this... More

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