North Goa district
North Goa district is one of the three districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India.
North Goa district is one of the three districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1,736 square kilometres, and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belagavi district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west.
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Worth seeing in and around North Goa district
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Goa State Museum
Goa State Museum, also known as the State Archaeology Museum, Panaji, is a museum in Goa, India. Established in 1977, it contains departments including Ancient History and Archaeology, Art and Craft, and Geology.
1 km · museum in Goa, India · Wikipedia - 02Shanta Durga Temple
Shri Shantadurga Temple is a Hindu temple, belonging to the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community located 30 km from Panaji at the foothill of Kavalem village in Ponda Taluka, Goa, India. Shrimad Swamiji of Kavale Math is spiritual head of Shree Shantadurga Saunsthan, Kavale.
2.8 km · Hindu temple in Goa, India · Wikipedia - 03Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church
The Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located in Panjim, Goa, India. The Church conducts Mass every day in English, Konkani, and Portuguese.
700 m · church in Panjim, Goa · Wikipedia - 04Kala Academy
Kala Academy, Goa is a prominent cultural centre located at Campal in Panjim, Goa. Established on 28th February 1970 by the Government of Goa, the academy serves as an apex body to promote and develop music, dance, drama, fine art, folk art, literature.
700 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 05Goa State Central Library
Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library is the main library in the State of Goa, India. It is located in Panjim and its website claims that it is the first public library to be set up in India, in the early 1830s.
900 m · library · Wikipedia - 06Azad Maidan (Goa)
Azad Maidan is a public square in the Indian state of Panaji, Goa. It is located opposite the Goa Police headquarters on the Mahatma Gandhi Road, Panaji.
700 m · martyrs' monument and ground in Panaji, Goa · Wikipedia - 07Goa Science Centre
The Goa Science Centre is a science museum, located on New Marine Highway, Miramar, Panjim. It is a joint project of a division of India's National Council of Science Museums and Goa's Department of Science Technology & Environment.
2.5 km · science museum in Panjim, Goa · Wikipedia - 08Atal Setu, Goa
The Atal Setu is a cable-stayed bridge in Goa that runs between Panaji and Porvorim. It carries National Highway 66 over the tidal part of the Mandovi River.
1.7 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia - 09Bookworm Children's Library
Bookworm is a library for children that operates out of the locality of Taleigão, near the capital city of Panjim in Goa, India. The lending library is aimed "for children of all ages and abilities" and has dedicated spaces for creative activities and reading.
500 m · library in Goa, India · Wikipedia - 10Ponte Conde de Linhares
The Ponte Conde de Linhares, often shortened to Ponte de Linhares is a 3.2 km long causeway connecting Ribandar to the main city of Panjim in Goa, India. It runs along the flood plains of the Mandovi River and is surrounded by various salt pans.
2.7 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to North Goa district
- Airports
- Goa Dabolim (GOI), 13 km · Manohar (GOX), 28 km
- Mangaluru → North Goa district308 km · quickest by road, 6h 39m · ₹2,350–2,940
- Pune → North Goa district336 km · quickest by air, 4h 20m · ₹5,370–8,250
- Navi Mumbai → North Goa district402 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · ₹6,000–9,190
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for North Goa district
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for North Goa district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom the railway station, taxis, rickshaws and buses go to Panaji, but if you are carrying only a backpack, motorcycle taxis are a bargain, plus you get to ride on the pillion seat!
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Next door to North Goa district
- Panajicapital city of Goa1.6 km
- Reis Magoshuman settlement in Bardez, Goa, India1.7 km
- Calaporhuman settlement3.5 km
- Porvorimtown in India700 m
- Santa Cruzvillage-suburb of the Goan state capital of Panaji (also Panjim or Ponjje)3.1 km
- Calvimisland/village in Goa, India500 m