Things to do in Vasco da Gama, Goa

Vasco da Gama, often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.

40 places to visit in and around Vasco da Gama, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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Fort Aguada
Fort Aguada is a seventeenth-century Portuguese-era fort, built in 1612, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea. It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa.
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Bogmalo Beach
Bogmalo is a small beach-side village in Goa, India. It is situated in a small bay with around a mile of curving sandy beach.
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Old Goa
Old Goa was a historic city situated on the southern bank of the River Mandovi, on the island of Tiswadi.The city was established by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th century AD.
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Bambolim Beach
Bambolim is a census town located in the southeastern part of the city of Panaji, the capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is completely located on the island of Tiswadi, one of the talukas in the state of Goa.
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Miramar, Goa
Miramar is the beach area of the Goan capital of Panjim, also known as Panaji and is one of the most visited beaches of Goa. It is one of the two only beaches in Panjim, other being Caranzalem beach.
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Mormugão fort
The Mormugão fort was located on the southern tip of the mouth of the Zuari river in Mormugao in the state of Goa on the west coast of India.
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Colva Beach
Colva is a coastal village situated in the Salcete taluka, in South Goa district, of Goa state on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent.
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Basilica of Bom Jesus
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a Catholic basilica in Goa, in the Konkan region of India. The church is a pilgrimage centre and recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Benaulim Beach
Benaulim is a village in the state of Goa, India. Located in Salcete taluka of South Goa district, it neighbours Colva village to the north, Margao in the northeast, and Varca village to the south.
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Adil Shah Palace
Adil Shah Palace, also known as the Idalcão Palace or the Old Secretariat, is a historic landmark located in Panaji, Goa. It is the oldest surviving colonial-era building in the city.
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Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is an estuarine mangrove habitat, which is declared as the bird sanctuary, and located on western tip of the Island of Chorão along the Mandovi River, Goa, in India.
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Chapora Fort
Chapora Fort, located in Bardez, Goa, rises high above the Chapora River. The site is the location of a fort built by Adil Shahi dynasty ruler Adil Shah and called Shahpoora, whose name was altered to Shapora by Malvankar on the request of the Portuguese.
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa
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Naval Aviation Museum
This is a great place to see vintage aircraft like the Sealands, Doves, Alizes, Seahawks, Vampires and Hughes Helicopters, along with the relatively newer Sea Harriers and a Super Constellation.
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Vagator Beach
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Se Cathedral
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Shanta Durga Temple
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Three Kings Chapel
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Ponda Fort
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Birla Radha Krishna Mandir
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Mahalasa Narayani Temple, Mardol
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Church of St. Augustine, Goa
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Corjuem Fort
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Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi
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Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
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Goa Science Centre
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Goa State Museum
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Fort of São Tiago of Banastarim
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Museum of Goa
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Gandaulim Fort
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Chapora Beach
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Ramnathi
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Church of St. Anne, Talaulim
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Rachol Fort
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Navdurga Temple, Madkai
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St. Cajetan Church
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Fort Naroa
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Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery
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Goa Chitra Museum
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount