Places to visit in Goa
31 places to visit in Goa, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Basilica of Bom Jesus, Se Cathedral, Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Goa volume.
2 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 2 National monuments · 3 State heritage sites · 5 Famous places to visit · 5 Offbeat places · 14 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Goa (2)
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Basilica of Bom Jesus
Holds the body of Francis Xavier, exposed to view once a decade, in a church whose laterite has never been plastered.
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Se Cathedral
The largest church in Asia, built over eighty years, with a bell said to have tolled for the Inquisition.
National monuments in Goa (2)
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Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla
The oldest temple in Goa, twelfth century Kadamba basalt, deep in the Mollem forest.
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Safa Masjid
A mosque of 1560 at Ponda with a stepped tank, one of the few the Inquisition left.
State heritage sites in Goa (3)
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Cabo de Rama
A ruined fort at the end of a long empty road.
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Chapora Fort
The red laterite walls above Vagator.
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Terekhol Fort
The northern tip of Goa, across the river by ferry.
Famous places to visit in Goa (5)
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Dudhsagar Falls
Three hundred metres of water down a cliff in four tiers, crossed at its foot by the Konkan railway line.
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Fontainhas
The Latin quarter, repainted every monsoon.
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Fort Aguada
A Portuguese fort of 1612 with a freshwater spring inside it, which is what its name means and why ships stopped.
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Mangueshi Temple
The temple of Goa's own Shiva, moved across the river in the sixteenth century to escape the Inquisition.
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Salaulim Dam
A dam of earth and masonry on the Guleli in Goa, built for irrigation and for drinking water.
Offbeat places in Goa (5)
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Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park
Two hundred and forty square kilometres of Goa's share of the Western Ghats, on the Karnataka border.
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Butterfly Beach
Reached by boat or a cliff path, and worth both.
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Galgibaga Beach
One of the quietest and cleanest beaches in Goa, seven kilometres along from Palolem.
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Miramar
The beach at Panjim, and one of the most visited in Goa.
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Netravali Bubble Lake
Clap, and the water answers.
Hidden gems in Goa (14)
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Agonda Beach
Three kilometres of sand with almost nothing on it.
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Anjuna Flea Market
Started by travellers selling what they owned to get home, running every Wednesday since the seventies.
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Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary
The smallest of Goa's sanctuaries, eight square kilometres with a small zoo inside it.
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Church of St Francis of Assisi
The gilded interior next to the Basilica.
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Corjuem Fort
A small Portuguese fort on the river island of Corjuem, built to guard the way inland.
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Divar Island
A ferry, and Goa as it was fifty years ago.
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Goa State Museum
Fourteen galleries in Panaji, including a rotating Lamp of Judgement that decided cases by turning.
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Mapusa Friday Market
Chorizo, bebinca and everything else, one morning a week.
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Palolem Beach
A crescent of sand held between two headlands in south Goa, quiet by Goan standards and lit at night by the boats.
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Reis Magos Fort
Restored properly, and the best view of the Mandovi.
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Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Mangrove and mudflat at the mouth of the Mandovi.
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Shanta Durga Temple
Deities moved here to escape the Inquisition.
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Sonsogor
The highest point in Goa, in the Mollem forest on the Karnataka border.
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Vagator Beach
Red cliffs, a ruined fort above, and the face carved in the rock at the water.
Collecting in Goa
What are the best places to visit in Goa?
LOQAH lists 31 places in Goa. The best known include Basilica of Bom Jesus, Se Cathedral, Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla, Safa Masjid and Cabo de Rama. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Goa?
31, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Goa?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Goa before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Goa and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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