Noisy, bright, living by its own laws, incomprehensible, and therefore especially attractive, India annually receives millions of tourists. Most of them prefer to start dating India with Goa, the smallest of its states. For those who are just planning to go on vacation in Goa, it will be interesting to have a brief survey of the sights of this part of India.
What can you see in Goa?
Administratively, the state of Goa is divided into two parts: North Goa and South Goa, in each of which you can see something. Fans of violent parties and communication without undue ceremony should recover to North Goa, from which the invasion of tourists to Indian land began. For those who on vacation appreciate the tranquility and the possibility of seclusion, it is worth choosing for Goa South holiday.
Attractions in North Goa
North Goa can be called without exaggeration the ideal place for an active beach holiday - whatever your requests, there must be a beach that can satisfy these requests.
- Fans of dancing before falling and old things for a song will like Anjuna Beach , where crazy night parties are held, and the flea market works in the afternoon.
- Those who do not imagine their lives without coffee and fashionable club music should choose for recreation Baga Beach , where they play mega-popular DJs and serve amazing coffee.
- Those who prefer to lose excess energy in sports, like Calangute , famous for its water entertainment. Sports for all senses will be visiting the art gallery located here, Kercar, where you can see beautiful examples of contemporary painting.
- Russian-speaking tourists need to go to the village of Morjim , also known as the Russian village. It was founded by immigrants from Russia, therefore Russian speech here sounds at every step.
- Not far from Candolim beach is one of the main architectural sights of Goa - Fort Aguada . It was built in the very beginning of the 17th century by the Portuguese for defense against Marathi and the Dutch. The name of the fort is translated as "water" and it is not accidental, because on its territory is located the largest in India fresh water storage. Some parts of the fort became a purely tourist destination, and some, for example, prisons are still used for their intended purpose.
South Goa Attractions
South Goa is famous, above all, for its high-quality beach holiday. The main attraction of this place is Her Majesty the Nature. There are so many paradise corners here that just your eyes are scattered:
- On the beach Butterfly during the flowering of tropical plants the air is filled with a myriad of beautiful butterflies. So much flying beauty can not be seen at the same time in any other corner of the globe.
- The beach of Mabor will delight its guests with beautiful sand dunes and huge white lilies in ponds.
- Guests at Palolem Beach will enjoy fun and very clever dolphins with their games.
- Awareness of the greatness of nature will be assisted by an excursion to the Dudhsagar waterfall , which is in the center of South Goa. The height of Dudhsagar is 310 meters, and its waters seem milky white. The road to the waterfall passes through the Bhagwan Mahavir Nature Reserve, where you can meet the rarest species of plants, birds and animals.
- Having enjoyed the conversation with nature, you can start visiting the sights of man-made. To do this, you need to go to the city of Margao , where you can see a lot of Catholic and Buddhist temples.
