Half day tour of Panjim

Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a Roman Catholic Church located in Old Goa and this is the oldest Church in Goa and is also recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Construction for this church was completed in the year 1604 and holds the relics of St. Francis Xavier who was known for his phenomenal insight and therapeutic healing powers.

On my previous post, I had blogged about Dudhsagar waterfalls. After leaving that area, we decided to head over to Panjim before arriving at Vagator as there was still time. Here I just had to time to get a quick tour of Panjim and its historical churches and monuments.

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Exploring Vagator

I had gone to the state of Goa back in February of this year. This was mainly for work as I was involved in creating behind the scenes content for the production company’s social media channels on Facebook and Instagram. The prime location was however in the Vagator area and this is where all the cast and crew were staying. After filming had commenced, I had decided to stay an additional 5 days before returning back to Dehradun. I had planned out which places I would visiting in the next 5 days so how of these 5 days, 4 days were spent in Vagator itself and on my last day, I had decided to go to Dudhsagar waterfalls and Panjim. Even in the month of February, the afternoons were quite hot and humid but by evening, the weather would become pleasant.

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