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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Goa Includes ¨ Why Go? Panaji (Panjim) ......813 Pint-sized Goa is much more than beaches and trance Old Goa ............819 parties. A kaleidoscopic blend of Indian and Portuguese Mapusa ............821 cultures, sweetened with sun, sea, sand, seafood and spirit- Candolim ......... 823 uality, there’s nowhere in India quite like it. The central region (practically beach-free) is Goa’s his- Calangute & Baga ...825 toric and cultural heart, home to capital Panaji, Old Goa’s Anjuna ............ 829 glorious churches, inland islands, bird sanctuaries, spice Assagao ........... 832 plantations and the wild Western Ghats. Vagator & Chapora ...833 North Goa is the Goa you’ve heard all about: busy beach- Arambol (Harmal) ...838 es, upbeat nightlife, Goan trance, great food, hippie markets and yoga retreats. Calangute and Baga are the epicentre. An- Margao ............840 juna (with its famous Wednesday market) and Vagator still Benaulim .......... 843 exude some hippie cool and party vibe. Laid-back Morjim, Agonda ............ 845 Aswem and Mandrem are burgeoning family-friendly beach Palolem ........... 846 resorts. Northern, budget-loving Arambol hosts paragliding. Patnem ............ 849 South Goa is the state’s more serene half, with cleaner, whiter, quieter beaches ranging from village-feel Benaulim to beach-hut bliss at Palolem, Patnem and Agonda. Best Beaches When to Go ¨ Palolem (p846) Panaji ¨ Mandrem (p837) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 32/800 ¨ Cola & Khancola (p844) 24/600 ¨ Anjuna (p829) 20/68 ¨ Arambol (p838) 16/400 0/32 8/200 -20/-4 0 Best Places J FDM A M J J A S O N to Sleep ¨ Panjim Inn (p816) Sep–Nov Some Nov–Mar Wonder- Mar–Apr Carni- shacks up, but ful weather; yoga, val and Easter ¨ Red Door Hostel (p829) prices are lower festivals in full celebrations as ¨ Mandala (p838) and crowds fewer; swing; peak prices the season winds humid weather and crowds mid- down. ¨ Indian Kitchen (p827) post-monsoon. Dec to early Jan. ¨ Ciaran’s (p846) 810 Goa Pernem Highlights £#Train Station \# 1 r Panaji (p813) Arambol e v Exploring the historic ra Ri po MAHARASHTRA Latin Quarter, a #6 Mandrem Ch shopping and eating Thivim Train Station Aswem Beach well in India’s most £#(Mapusa Road) Ù# #\ Siolim laid-back state Ù#Morjim Beach capital. V#Chapora #\ #\ Assagao #2 Bicholim 2 Assagao (p832) 4Vagat4or #]Mapusa #\ #\ Dropping in to a yoga #3 Anjuna Aldona #\Arpora class at Assagao, #\ Baga #\Sanquelim Anjuna, Arambol or Chorao 44 #\Saligao Island Mandrem. Calangute #\ Torda #\ #\ Ma 3 Candolim Divar nd Anjuna Flea Island ov SinquerimÙ# i Market (p832) Beach Ribandar Ri #\ #4 Old Goa ve Haggling for a bargain V# Ù# r Fort Aguada #1 Panaji £#Karmali (Old Goa) at this touristy but Coco Beach #\ (Panjim) Train Station fun Wednesday Miramar æ#Savoi market. #\ Plantation Dona Paula Goa Velha Manguesh 6Us6gao #\ 4 Old Goa (p819) Temple #Þ Tropical #\ Spice Plantation Standing in silence GOA æ# Vasco da Agassaim #\ Mahalsa Mormugao \# #Þ Ponda in the extraordinary #] Gama Temple D Cortalim #\ #] churches and Shantadurga#Þ æ# HI #– Dabolim Temple Sahakari Backwoods cathedrals of Old Goa. Pequeno Airport Camp (12km) gh Spice Farm Island 5 Cola Beach \# Sao Jorge #\ LI 66 Bogmalo Velsao Verna (p844) Trekking down Island p# BeachÙ# £# gh £# Loutolim to secluded Cola, one Grande Verna #\ Island Cansaulim T of Goa’s prettiest Train Station Train Station S beaches. \# Majorda Z uari R iver 6 Mandrem (p837) Margao Sleeping in style and Colva #\ #] (Madgaon) Chandor stretching out with #\ #8 £# a good book at this Benaulim S D a Dudhsagar l peaceful beach. R Falls (20km) i v Varca #\ e 7 Palolem (p846) r Checking into a beach \# Quepem #\ Chinchinim hut on beautiful Palolem Beach, where Cavelossim \# \# \# Cuncolim you can kayak, learn Assolna to cook and relax. Mobor\# £#Bali Train Station 8 Chandor (p842) Betul\# Marvelling at colonial TÒNH17 mansions and palácio K in this village near o A R A B I A N n Margao. Cabo da Rama V# k a S E A n 9 Agonda (p845) R a i Booking into a l Cola Beach #Ù5 \# w #9 a luxurious beachfront y hut and learning to Agonda surf. Palolem #7 Chaudi Canacona #\ Island Ù# £# Patnem Canacona Beach Train Station Galgibag \# # 0 10 km e 0 5 miles.