Visit these places in Goa and step into the pages of history

VINTAGE GOA

Goa’s beaches and culinary delights may be highly sought-after, but it’s the vintage elements, such as these, that give an insight into a bygone era…

MUSEUMS

Several museums -- from the Indian Customs & Central Excise Museum (Darohar) in Panjim to the Museum of Christian Art (MoCA) in Old Goa -- are housed in buildings which are hundreds of years old.

CHURCHES

Most churches in Goa, including famous ones like the Panjim Church and the churches of Old Goa, are centuries old.

TEMPLES

A number of temples go back hundreds of years, one of them being the 13^th century Mahadeva Temple in Tambdi Surla.

PALACES

It isn’t every day that you hear about Goa’s palaces. Adil Shah Palace and the Archbishop's House (Paco Patriarcal) are two that are located in Panjim.

FORTS

Considering that Goa has changed hands several times throughout its history, it is, but natural, that colossal forts should be found in this land.

BRIDGES

A great number of old bridges can be seen in Goa, today. The most well-known, the Ribandar causeway (Ponte Conde de Linhares), at almost 400-years-old, is still going strong and continues to be in use.

HOUSES

An oft overlooked feature that contains a slice of the past is the old houses of Goa, many of which still stand, and are dotted across the state. 

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