Sightseeing in Goa

All About Goa Travel in Goa Tourist Map of Goa Travel Tips in Goa CITIES BEACHES For administrative purposes, Goa is divided into two districts, North Goa and South Goa with Panajim and Margao as its headquarters. A few cities worth mentioning are listed below: Fort Aguada and Candolim Mapusa Old Goa Margao Panjim Ponda Vasco -Da-Gama Beaches may be the sole criteria a tourist chooses Goa as his destination. Goa possesses one of the finest stretches of sandy coastline in India. The beaches in Goa lets one enjoy the sun, sea and sand simultaneously. In general, the beaches are clustered into two regions, north and south Goa coastlines with Miramar and Bambolim beaches in the middle. A few of the beaches in north Goa, are listed below: Anjuna Calangute Benaulim Bogmalo Colva Majorda Betul Beach Palolem Beach CHURCHES FORTS Goa has a number of churches. A few are mentioned " below: St. Cathedral at Old Goa Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Old Goa Chapel and Tomb of St. Francis Xavier Following few forts that remain today stand as mute witnesses to the history of the days gone by. Cabo da rama Chapora Terekhol TEMPLES WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES Temples in Goa are an important part of its socio-cultural life. Due to historical reasons, the architecture varies from the usual Hindu temples. A few worth mentioning are given below: Pandavas Caves Shree Rudreshwar Temple, Aravalem Shree Damodar Temple, Zambaulim Shree Chandranath Temple, Paroda Shree Mahalsa Narayani Temple Shree Mahalakshmi Temple Bandode Shree Nagueshi Temple, Bandode Shree Gopal Ganapathi, Farmagudi Flora and Fauna is well preserved in these sanctuaries. A visit would be definitely worth it. Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary, Molem Bondla Forest Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary