Popular Places to Visit in Goa

October 27, 2013 eweekendbreaks Off travel guide,

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Nothing can compare to what Goa travel guide book has to offer the travelers. The various places to visit in Goa can engage a tourist for weeks. The list is huge and the venues are large so it does take a lot of time to explore a few of them. Places like the beaches are easier to roam around, but visiting the shack restaurants and feasting on the delicacies served there, do take some time. On the other hand the forts, temples, churches are few of the important places to visit in Goa that one must not miss because he was busy sunbathing on one of the beaches.

The vast areas of North Goa, Central Goa and South Goa have their own kind of peculiar area of tourist attractions that could be discovered by a visit. More details about those three areas could be found in the Goa travel guide books. Here are few places to visit in Goa enlisted below for the quick overview of the interested travelers and curious tourists alike.

Chapora and Vagator: These two beaches are the major hot-spots for natural beauty and sunbathing. However this area in North Goa is mostly known for its all night rave parties and rocky terrain. People, who love to party and mingle up, must not miss the opportunity to reach here and join an ongoing celebration.
Fort Aguada: This 17^th century lighthouse and Portuguese fort is well preserved on the Sinquerim beach area; right at the opening of the Mandovi river. This used to be a very crucial point of the Portuguese occupation because of its location. This fort occupies the complete peninsula on Bardez’s western tip.
Benaulim and Colva: These are two villages that haven’t become commercialized the same way as every other place of Goa. Quite a few European families have settled in these areas. The Arambol beach here is a nice area that is hippy dominated and has a lot of trinket shops as well as eateries that serve different kind of cuisines.
Cabo de Rama: This is a fort that’s situated right at the river Sal’s mouth. Till 50 years ago it was being used as a prison for the convicts and criminals of Goa. It is one of the very popular places to visit in Goa.

Cotigao: This is a wildlife sanctuary that is admired by the trekkers for its lovely terrain and trekking routes, which offer easy to very difficult kind of walks. This is also the second largest sanctuary in Goa that is worth a visit.
Old Goa: This is the area of Goa, which is visited by the travelers who love to bask in the architectural history of a place they are going to. The entire area has many churches, cathedrals, buildings, chapels, ruins and old structures. Some of them are considered to be the largest in the Asiatic region. If one happens to be in Goa around 3^rd of December, then he or she must come to this place to see the Feast of St. Francis Xavier.