Popular Areas In Goa

Popular Areas In Goa

Goa is smallest state located in India and it attracts a flurry of tourists from all over the world.  The party capital of India, this little paradise on earth is a package full of surprises. Visit to this beautiful state and make your holidays memorable for lifetime. Explore the sunny beaches of Goa, with cosy accommodation. It has ten most wonderful beaches to explore. You can find some brilliant food and drinks on happening beaches in both North and South districts of the place, and an equal number of unexplored, quiet beaches for an astoundingly calm experience. Replete with a rich Portuguese history. Hotels in Goa are well established to handle lot of tourist crowd.

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Some Of The Popular Areas In Goa

Panaji: It is also known as Panjim, this town is capital of Goa, and the North Goa district. It is situated on the banks of the river "Mandovi". It is connected to the mainland by bridges. The origin of the name Panaji or Panjim has many explanations. Some of them include it being the corrupted version of "Ponjy" said to mean "the land that never floods". The Portuguese called the city "Panjim" and after liberation it has seen its name changed to "Panaji". Hotels in Panjim
are available for better staying. Some of the best hotels in Panjim are Hotel Vivenda Calangute, Hotel Rahi Coral Beach Resort, Taj Fort Aguada Beach Resort, Highland Beach Resort, many more are there.

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It was a small fishing village with lots of coconut trees, creeks and fields. Today, It is not only the state capital, but also an educational, commercial and cultural center of Goa. The main transportation hub is across the "Patto Bridge" over the Rua de Ourem creek at the Kadamba Bus Station. From this Bus station buses take off regularly to other Goan cities like Margao, Vasco da Gama, Mapusa, Ponda and other towns in Goa and to neighboring states. The nearest train station is Karmali, near Old Goa.

Mapusa: Mapusa it is pronounced as Mapsa by the localities. It is Goa's third largest town and the capital of the northern Bardeztaluka. It is mainly a market town for the surrounding beach areas of Calangute, Candolim, Anjuna and Baga among others. It lies about 13 kilometers from the capital city of Panaji and on most days there is hardly anything to entice the casual visitor to its environs.

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Most of the items are piled up in heaps on the sidewalks, with most of the vendors being colorfully dressed womenfolk from the nearby villages who come here to sell their produce. The market also draws a large number of foreign tourists from the nearby beach areas that come here to stock up on their provisions. It has some of the tourist destination like Church of Our Lady of Miracles about 2 kilometers east of the market area. The temple of Lord Hanuman just a few minutes from the main bus stand. The other famous shrine is that of Lord Bodgeshwar, located on the outskirts of the town.

Vasco: This town is an industrial town of Vasco-da-Gama, named after the Portuguese voyager, lies around 30 kilometers away from the capital city of Panaji and is spread around the base of the peninsula which leads to the Mormugaoharbour. The beach remains pretty isolated for most of the day except for a few locals who venture down for a dip in the sea. There is also a fresh-water spring in the hillside which has a constant flow of water round the year.

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The main town of Vasco is well laid out pretty much in a straight line along parallel roads interlinked by small bylines. The most famous 400-year old St. Andrews Church is located in this town. Which lies at the entrance to the city. Vasco-Da-Gama Is a Key Shipping Center very important for the economy of Goa.