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Goa |
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Panjim, Madgaon, Vasco-
Da-Gama, Mapuse. |
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| Airport |
Dabolim Airport |
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| Distance from Panjim |
35 Km/ 25 Mile |
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| Railway Junctions |
20 Km/12 Mile |
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| Local Languages |
Konkani, Marathi |
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Old Goa
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Old Goa, situated 9 km
east of Panaji, has a few grand churches and cathedrals which are among the largest in
Asia. Old buildings have been turned into museums and are maintained by the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI). The ASI publishes a very good booklet called Old Goa which
is available for Rs 10 from the archaeological museum in Old Goa.Monuments and
buildings in Old Goa
- Se Cathedral
- Convent and Church of St Francis of Assisi
- Basilica of Bom Jesus (open 9 am to 12.30 pm and 3 pm to 6.30 pm)
- The Professed House
- Church of St Cajetan
- Church of St Augustine Ruins
- Church and Convent of St Monica
- Other Buildings
Other monuments of minor interest in Old Goa are the Viceroys Arch, Gate of Adil
Shahs Palace, Chapel of St Anthony, Chapel of St Catherine, and the Church of Our
Lady of the Rosary.
Accommodation:You can visit Old Goa on a day trip, but there is one hotel, the
Old Goa Tourist Hotel run by the Goa Tourism Development Board of GTDC. Doubles are
available here for Rs 260.
Reaching Old Goa
There are plenty of buses to Old Goa from the bus stand at Panaji and they stop on the
east side of the main circle.

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