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Goa India Travel
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Shirt Printing Do you call international? Use phone card & calling cards Goa India TravelPristine beaches are what most tourists come to Goa to enjoy. Some 400,000 foreign and 1.6 million domestic tourists visit Goa annually. Domestic tourists arrive mostly in the summer, Diwali and Christmas holidays. World heritage architecture is another tourist attraction with many coming to see the Bom Jezu Basilica which houses the embalmed remains of St. Francis Xavier. Once every decade, thousands visit Goa during the Exposition of St Francis Xavier, when the body is taken down for veneration. The 'exposition' is currently in progress. In addition, many tourists also take in sights of famous temples such as the Mangueshi Temple. During the lean seasons of the monsoons, tourists also visit to take in the lush sylvan salubrious surroundings. Goa also has many famous National Parks, including the renowned Salim Ali bird sanctuary.The Western Ghats have been internationally recognised as one of the "biodiversity hotspots" of the world. This emerald wonderland was compared by National Geographic Magazine (February 1999) with the Amazon and Congo basins. On June 2, 1999, Goa legally protected some of its most valuable Western Ghats' forests by declaring them as sanctuaries under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.Goa has a number of excellent hotels and resorts. Friendly hotel staff take care of tourist needs. Restaurant chefs are equally adept at western and Indian cuisine. Goa is the permanent venue of International Film Festival of India since its 35th Festival. Sport Unlike the rest of India, where Cricket holds widespread popularity, Football is the most popular sport in Goa. Goans are ardent followers of local clubs. International football matches are also widely followed, with the Football World Cup and the European Football Championship, being the most popular events in this football crazy state. Goans also form a sizeable number of India's national hockey team. Many Goan football clubs play in National Football League of India. This season, six of the twelve teams in the NFL are from Goa. They are Vasco Sports Club, Salgaonkar Sports Club, Dempo Sports Club, Churchill Brothers, Sporting Clube of Goa and Fransa Pax. From Goa Travel Guides Goa is also blessed with wide and wonderful rivers numbering seven in all. It is here that you realize how much more there is to Goa than its beaches and sea. The waters of the rivers are emerald green and ferry up any one of them will take you past fishermen with their nets spread out. On the sides are palm trees with green fields behind them. As you go past Old Catholic churches, you might just come across small white-sanded banks that are popularly called Coco or Sunny beaches. If not for anything else, stop to collect an awesome, colorful and varied of shells which can be found just lying around. But if you are in the north of Goa, whatever you do don't miss going to Arambol (Harmal). It is actually a large village spread along the beach. You can ferry across an estuary from Chapora village and walk along the coast (around one hour) into the village. Or you can drive through Casuarine plantations through the brick red hills on a two kilometer long winding road. The approach road from Majorin, lined with swaying coconut palms, looks even more fresh and beautiful in the monsoons. This beach is simply stunning. Tiny bays lead to a second bay and behind this is a small fresh water pool. Here, lying in its currents you can forget all your cares and give yourself a mud bath (its very good for the skin) or you could ride the waves of the ocean, swim in the bays or do whatever the heart pleases. And when you head back, besides taking with yourself all the cherished memories, you will realize that there is much more still undiscovered of the beautiful, unspoiled Goa, Jewel of India, is studded with temples and churches, which remain as silent but forceful witnesses to the intense religious history of the diverse people who lived here. Hence a pilgrimage to Goa is a unique experience. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 71 | | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 |