GOA

Goa is a tiny green land surrounded by azure waters on the west coast of India, with its natural picturesque beauty, attractive beaches and famous architectural temples and churches, grand parties and festivals and its rich Anglo-Indian heritage is a great attraction for all tourists. Is is a strip of land 110 kilometers long and 60 KM wide, between the Sahyadri range of the western ghats and Arabian sea on the west coast of India. The coastline is indented by numerous deep, sheltered river estuaries showing the importance of Goa's harbors on ancient trade routes

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Goa has a June to September monsoon with tropical climate. For the rest of the year the average temperature is 27degree Celsius and the humidity is surprisingly very low. The coolest months are from November to February.

The most important places to visit are the beaches of Goa. Millions of tourists from all over the world come to visit this natural paradise to bathe in the pleasant sun and crystal clear green waters of the sea.

  

Goa is unique in its intermingling of its various religious celebrations. Christmas is here celebrated with as much zest as Diwali and fish curry and rice are eaten side by side with chouricos ( Portugese for sausages). Goa is indeed a bridge between east and west cultures. Goa celebrates diverse but harmonious co-existence of its Hindu and Christian populations.

Goan cuisine is a blend of different influences the Goans had to endure during the centuries. The staple food in Goa is fish, both among the Hindus as well as the Catholics. 

To gorge on the lip-smacking and mouth-watering Konkan and Goanese cuisine like chicken rechado and xacuti and to rock and rave in the night parties by the fire-lit sea beaches. The vast collection of diverse rocky and sandy, golden or silver sand beaches spellbinds the tourists with their awe-inspiring scenic beauty.