Sightseeing from Old Goa to Panjim

EN ROUTE

Old Goa has much to offer visitors, but do you know that the route from Old Goa to Panjim also has many interesting sights, some of them being…

SAO PEDRO CHURCH

Located in Bainguinim, the Sao Pedro Church (St Peter’s Church) was built by the Portuguese in 1543, and houses the little-known Miraculous Statue of Our Lady of Jaffnapatao.

AJUDA CHURCH

Our Lady of Help Church (aka Ajuda Church) was the first stop in Goa where the mortal remains of St Francis Xavier were housed before being taken to the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa.

OLD GMC

There was a time when the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), one of India's Top B-schools, functioned from the old GMC building in Ribandar.

QUAINT HOUSES

Can't get enough of Goa's quaint colonial era homes? Take a ride through Ribandar and check out the numerous Indo-Portuguese houses that line the road.

FERRIES

Ferry services are unique to Goa, and some connect Ribandar with the island villages of Chorao and Divar across the river.

SOLAR DOS COLACOS

Who can miss the huge, maroon heritage house, situated on the banks of the River Mandovi, which sports a bandstand and dance floor, and is the site of film shoots.

RIBANDAR CAUSEWAY

Ponte Conde de Linhares, better known as the Ribandar Causeway, was built in the 1600s and was once the longest bridge in Asia.

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