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Goa is Famous for golden beaches and old Churches, beautiful scenic beauty of Goa attract people around the world and spread its hand to welcome in India

Goa!

Location: Southern Western part of the Indian subcontinent at Arabian Sea
Famous for Beahces and Churches

People have been tired searching a place where they can relax, spend some important part of their life, where they can take pleasure, feel the nature, rejuvenate their soul, feel healthy and energetic, where they can spend some time with their loved ones. The place speak itself, the nature make you feel loosen up, the water give a spongy hug, the trees guard you, birds entertain you, where the sky make you feel of its present with blue colour and the cozy environment create an atmosphere around you to realize that the place you are dreaming about is Goa.
Location of Goa is southwestern India, at the bank of Arabian Sea, the place for tourists looking travel to India for extraordinary treatment by nature and hospitality. Goa full of warm feeling with cozy atmosphere realize make you surprising.

Goa the name joint with beaches so we know goa beaches more than goa. It is full of couple of finest beaches in the world, the harmony can be seen among the beaches. Goa has red soil and the sand colour is deep yellow, when sun light spread its rays over the sand it become golden and the look and feel of that golden sand at the bank of sea is incredible. The sky is purely blue and the beautiful clouds formation can be admire. The beaches are surrounding with palm trees and gorgeous singing birds entertain you by their songs in their style. So Goa known for its striking sun, attractive sand and beautiful sky with the blue canvas of huge water every where in the sea.
Under water world can be explore, water spots are widely famous in goa, dolphin search activities for travelers, corals collections, hundreds of fish variety and Goan cuisine, all are breathtaking. People come here to enjoy all these things and to live in this beautiful panoramic ambiance. The experience they take with them is unbelievable, and try to come back again and again. Some tourists do not take photographs of beautiful goa beaches, because they want to feel that live and visit goa regularly to see live beauty. People of goa are humble and very supportive.
Transportation in Goa: That’s not any problem, one can easily get the taxi / cab, or can hire motor bike and bicycle as well. Every year a large number of tourists visit Goa so the facilities are very upto the mark. Travelers can board a cab for roaming around to take experience of goa.
Due to the Portuguese came and make their home in goa, they have a huge influence of Portuguese culture. The way of life, food, art and culture all are influenced by Europeans. The original Goan culture can also be seen in living tribals. Several tribal societies make goa more traditional and preserve an Indian touch. Goa is full of old Churhes which are the symbol of the state.

Tourist places Goa:

Famous Beaches Goa:
Aguada Beach
Anjuna Beach
Arambol Beach
Baga Beach
Bogmalo Beach
Calangute Beach
Candolim Beach
Coco Beach
Colvo Beach
Dona Paula
Miramar Beach
Vagator Beach
Varca Beach
Beaches Goa
Goa Beaches India rank among the top beaches in the world. Beaches of Goa India are the magnates for tourists everybody can come to the exciting beauty of these beaches in India's Goa.

Temples in Goa

Think about Goa India, then dreams of beaches and sea cross your mind, somany temles dotted all around Goa India.
A list, of temples in Goa including:
The Shiva temple of Shri Mangesh- at Priol-Ponda Taluka ,
Shri Ramnath Temple- Ponda Taluka
Shri Saunsthan Goudpadachrya Kavle Math - at Kavalem, in Ponda Taluka
Shri Gomanteshwar Devasthan at Brahmapuri
Shri Kamakshi Sausthan at Shiroda,
Temple of Shri Mahadeva at Tambdi Surla,
Shri Navdurga at Madkai,
Sapteshwar-Bhagvati Temple at Mandrem,
Shri Shantadurga - Kavlem
and many more

Churches in Goa

Goan churches are exceptional and excellent examples of Portuguese Christian architecture in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. If you think about Chusches of Goa India the typically white- washed facades among palm trees elsewhere travel through your eyes.
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Se Cathedral
Convent & Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Church & Convent of St. Monica
The Church of St. Alex – Curtorim
The Church of our Lady of the Rosary

Villages in Goa

Since many of the villages in Goa have probably evolved from early Stone Age settlements, each Goan village has had plenty of time to develop its individual character. Goa is also known towns and villages with a unique culture.
An interested coming together of cultures took place, touching every area of Goa existence, from nature to people, religion to architecture, celebrations to culture. The 451 years later Goa finish to be a Portuguese colony, and became a part of the Indian Union. Churches with Whitewashed that dot the landscape are surrounded by sluggish villages and rice fields.
Panjim
Old Goa
Margao
Vasco
Mapusa
Other tourist places in Goa rae:
Kesarval Spring
Mayem Lake
Natural Harmony
Mormugao Harbor
Pilar
Dudhsagar Water Falls

Fair and festivals Goa:

Goa is famous for its carnival and during the carnival you can enjoy excitements, parties, dance and much more in the month of February during Goa Carnival.

Lets Go Goa

How to reach Goa:

By Train:

Available trains to Goa are
Trains from Delhi to Goa:
Train no. 12780 Gohad Express from H Nizamuddin 15:05 to Vasco Da Gama arrival at 6:30
Train no. 12432 Trivndrm Rjdhni from H Nizamuddin Railway station Delhi at 11:00 arrival at goa 14:40
Train no. 12450 Goa Smprk K Exp from H Nizamuddin Railway station Delhi at 07:25 arrival at goa 13:15
Train no. 0480 NZM MAO SF SPL from H Nizamuddin Railway station Delhi at 21:35 arrival at goa 04:00
Train no. 12218 KERLA S KRANTI from New Delhi Railway station at 13:50 arrival at goa 20:45
Train no. 12288 DDN KCVL SUP EXP from H Nizamuddin Railway station Delhi 14:05 arrival at goa 21:10
Train no. 12484 ASR KCVL EXPRESS New Delhi Railway station at 13:50 21:10

Trains from Chennai to Goa:
Train no. 17311 Chennai Vasco Express from Chennai Central 14:10 to Vasco Da Gama 13.00

Trains from Kolkata, West Bengal to Goa:
Train No. 18047 Amaravathi Express Howrah Jn 23:30 Vasco Da Gama, Atival at 15.00
Rajdhani Express
Poorva Express
Sealdah Amritsar Express
West Bengal Sampark Kranti
Howrah Duront Express

Trains from Mumbai:

By Air:

Flights are available for Goa from delhi, and if you book your ticket in advance you can get benefit of discount.

By Road:

Delhi to Goa by road:
Distance from Delhi to Goa is 1508 km, and it takes about 28 hours to reach. NH3 highway take you to the destination.
delhi to goa road map
Major stops: Delhi > Agra > Gwalior > Shivpuri > Guna > Indor > Dhole > Malegaon > Nasik > Sangamner > Umbra > Pune > Kolhapur > Belgaum > Nandgarh > Ponda Goa

Kolkata to Goa rout map:
Distance from Kolkata to Goa is 2117 km and the time required 32 hrs
kolkata to goa road map
Major stops are: Kolkata > Kolaghat > Kharagpur > Baharagora > Manda > Kendujhar > Jagmohanpur > Barakot > Deogarh > Jayantpur > Sambalpur University Outpost > Gdabhanga > Haldipaali > Belsondha > Arang > Tikrapara > Kumhari > Rasmada > Raj Nandgaon > Kardha > Nagpur > Patan bori > Wardha > Kalam > Yuvatmal > Mahagaon > Hadgaon > Nanded > Ahmadpur > Latur > Solapur > Bijapur > Belgaum > Ponda Goa

Chennai to Goa by Road:
Distance from chennai to goa is 880 km and it will take 15 hrs by road
Chennai to Goa road map
Major Stops between Chennai to Goa: Chennai > Vellore > Chic Ballapur > Chitradurga > Haveri > Alnavar > Anmod > Mollem National Park > Ponda Goa