Ancestral Goa Located at Laoulim, 10-km from Margao, ancestral Goa is a mock up village dating Back a century.Built in a verdant hillside, a guided trek takes one down the Goan memory lane.
Amidst a variety of rare wild flowers and mushrooms, a variety of exquisite insects and mushrooms and birds are also sighted.
Gate College of St Paul The College of St. Paul, once the principal institution of Jesuits in India for imparting knowledge on Christianity, was built over the ruins of a mosque south of St. Cajetan's church at Old Goa in 1542.
The Viceroys Arch Goa
The main road in front of the Church of St. Cajetan leads to the river Mandovi through an archway known as the Viceroy's Arch. The arch is made of laterite except for the façade on the riverside which is facetted with greenish granite.
It was the residence of the Portuguese governors till 1695, and was afterwards used by them on festive occasions.
The Pillory Goa
It was in use during the Portuguese rule till the end of the 17th century.
The pillar, which is of basalt, had iron rings fixed to it and from its shape and mouldings it appears that the pillar might have formed part of a Brahmanical temple.
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