casa de polvora

Situated by the Mandovi river, this village has seen different rulers walk through over the ages

Massive Excavation On Slope Overlooking Ribandar Leaves It Fragile To Landslides

The Portuguese had imported the huge and unique millstones from Belgium to crush the ingredients at its gunpowder factory at Panelim during the 17th century, a study has found out.

Old Goa, the former capital with all destruction around it now appears fated to survive only as a small cluster of churches, a few ruins and structures in the core area, but hardly as a huge city enclosed in a 20-km long wall.

Goa’s heritage monuments and archaeological sites ranging from the megalithic cave and window pane oyster breeding site at Chicalim to the ancient temples and Old Goa’s popular churches have been listed by activists for inclusion in the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP).