Spectrum Tours » Goa » Panaji

Panaji, the capital of Goa is a small town, laid out on a grid pattern overlooked by the Latino (hill) to the south which offered defensive advantages.

Places of Interest
The riverside boulevard (Deanna Bagdodra Marg) runs from the new Patton bridge, past the jetties, to the formerly open fields of Campal. Along it there are some of the town's main administrative buildings.

» Idalcao Palace: Once the castle of Adil Shahs it was rebuilt by the Portuguese in1615 and until 1759 it was the Viceregal Palace, in 1843 it became the Secretariate and now houses passport office.

» Abbe Faria : Statue of Abbe Faria (said to be the father of hypnotism)

» Braganza Institute: Largo Da Igreja (the main Church);

» Church Of Immaculate Conception (built in 1541 and rebuilt in 1619);

» Jama Masjid (built in mid 18th century);

» Mahalaxmi Temple are some other places of interest.

On the eastern promontory, beyond the hill, is the ST.THOME quarter with its traditional 18th and19th century houses. Other places of interest are MINT and SEBASTIAN CHAPEL.
MIRAMAR, DONA PAULA and VAINGUINIM are three beaches near Panaji.