Introduction: 

Goa, located in the west coast of India is one of the most popular and urbane holiday  destinations of India. Blessed with a coastal climate, ultra fresh seafood, glistening sands and swaying coconut palms. Goa is known for its picturesque beauty ad great beaches. Its  a delightful retreat for the bird watchers. Goa referred as the ‘Pearl of the Orient” personifies sun kissed beaches, lofty palms, majestic churches and spectacular monuments. Goa is an old city having its own traditions, culture, architecture and its share of monuments. The great parades are arrange in Panaji, the capital city accompanied with bands, floats and dances, and balls during evenings. It is situated on the banks of River Mandovi. The fair concludes with the famous Red-and-Black dance on behalf of the Clube Nacional in the capital of Goa. Goa is the home of many famous and old churches.  July to September end or November end to mid February is the best time to visit Goa .

Tourist Attractions in Goa:

GOA BEACHES:
Goa is known for its picturesque beauty ad great beaches.Goa make it a point to provide tourists with various types of water sports. This is perfect  place to sea as foreigners flock to the beaches of Goa, whenever given a chance. Tourism in Goa has grown over the years and stories of the beauty of each and every Goa beach has reached far and wide.    People throng every single Goa beach; most of the beaches in Goa remain crowded but one beach in Goa or may be two or three still manage to provide privacy.  This land of beaches is always one of the hottest vacation spots among the tourists
Some of the famous beaches in Goa are:
Goa Anjuna beach, Goa Arambol beach,  Goa Baga beach,  Goa Benaulim beach,  Goa Bogmalo beach,
 Goa Calangute beach,  Goa Cavelossim beach,  Goa Dona Paula beach,  Goa Vagator beach, Goa Palolem beach,  Goa Colva beach
 
Temple of Goa: Goa is famous its sunny golden beaches but beaches are not the only tourist attraction of Goa. There  is many old and famous temple in Goa . The all temples in Goa have been witness to the cruel Portugal rule when diktats were passed to abolish all the temples. The oldest Saraswat Temples in Goa and other temple in Goa like Mangeshi temple, Shanta Durga Temple, the Ganapati temple, Maha Laxmi temple,   Sri Nagesh Maharudra Temple. This temple of Goa attracts not only the Hindu crowd but Christians too pour into these temples in good numbers.

CHURCHES OF GOA :  Goa is the house of many old and famous churches. One of the  most famous church in goa is Basilica of Bom Jesus church. Its built in 1605 and located in old goa,  this church in Goa has recently been declared as the World Heritage Monument. The other famous churches in goa is Church of Mary Immaculate Conception, Church of St. Monica,Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Church of St. Cajetan, Church of St Francis of Assisi. The churches of Goa play an important role in the state's social fabric.

WATER SPORTS IN GOA :  Goa is a paradise for water sport lovers. After all, Goa has been blessed with unlimited sea, so why not make the best of it?. Windsurfing is most popular among the people because it is a simple sport. you get to hire a board by the hour at any Goa beach resort or beach hotel in Goa.  You also choose other actives in Goa, like Football, Trekking, Golf, Bullfights.

How to Reach Goa:

Air : Goa's international airport is nearest airport to reach this place. Its  29 km away from Panaji at Dabolim.

Rail : Margao and Vasco da Gama railway station is the two main railway station to reach goa. The 760 km long Konkan Railway project between Mangalore (Karnataka) and Mumbai has given a major boost to train travel to Goa.

Road : The capital of Goa,  Panaji is well connected by road to Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai Belgaum, Hubli, Gokarn, Hospet, etc.

Sea: Ship services between Bombay and Goa organized by Damania.