Wendell’s dream project places N Goa on Time’s best places list

Panaji: Goa’s

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district has been featured in Time magazine’s third annual list of the world’s greatest places, describing North Goa as not only a “laid-back beach destination” but also for those looking for a sartorial journey during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The magazine mentions the late

Wendell

Rodricks’ longtime passion project, the

Moda

Goa museum and research center, as a must-visit for those looking to trace one of India’s most famous fashion designer’s life.

Moda Goa is due to open in October in Rodricks’ historic Colvale home, where 18 galleries housing more than 800 pieces and cultural artifacts from the designer’s personal collection, will be on display, said the magazine.

The museum will also display the swimsuit worn by 1966 Miss World Reita Faria and gold jewellery dating to the 1600s.

Athens, Bath-UK, Belize, Berlin, Cairo, Coimbra, Helsinki, Maldives, Tuscany, Zurich and Venice are among the other locations that share space with North Goa. The only other Indian city picked by Time is Jaipur.

The list, said Time, is a tribute to the people and businesses at the forefront of stakeholders from the tourism, culture and fashion industry.