Viewpoint
The rocky headland at the south end of Palolem, walkable at low tide and cut off at high — check the tide or you will be swimming back. The view along the whole crescent from the top is the reason to go.
2 places to see, with what each one is and how long it takes.
Viewpoint
The rocky headland at the south end of Palolem, walkable at low tide and cut off at high — check the tide or you will be swimming back. The view along the whole crescent from the top is the reason to go.
Hidden Gem
A rocky, isolated cove located just south of Palolem, famous for peaceful eco-cafes and unique natural stone pools.
Not in South Goa (Palolem) — these are in other towns across the state.
Experience
A freshwater lagoon just behind the beach, popular for a dip after the sea.
Experience
The nightlife lane in Baga, clubs stacked along a couple of hundred metres. Loud and expensive, and the crowd it pulls is the crowd it pulls. Goa has a legal cut-off on amplified music outdoors at ten, which pushes everything indoors after that.
Experience
Boat trips from Palolem that spot dolphins en route to the cove.
Viewpoint
Portuguese, 1617, built over an older Bijapur fort, and what survives is the outer wall and little else. Free and unstaffed, and the view down over the Chapora river and Vagator is why people climb up at six.
Attraction
A conservation beach where turtles nest each winter.
Attraction
The baroque basilica enshrining the relics of St. Francis Xavier.
Market
The famous Wednesday flea market selling crafts, clothes and trinkets.
Attraction
A protected stretch where olive ridley turtles nest in season.
Market
A grid of stalls behind the beach selling much the same beachwear, shell work and silver as every other stretch of north Goa. Prices open high; the first number is not the price.
Attraction
One of the largest churches in Asia, dedicated to St. Catherine.