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Worth seeing in and around Penha de França

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.

  1. 01
    Goa 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.

    2.4 km · museum in Goa, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Shanta 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.

    3.6 km · Hindu temple in Goa, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Our 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.

    2.2 km · church in Panjim, Goa · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Kala 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.

    3.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Azad 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.

    2.1 km · martyrs' monument and ground in Panaji, Goa · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Goa 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.

    2.6 km · library · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Atal 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.

    1.6 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Ponte 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.

    2.2 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Bookworm 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.

    2.6 km · library in Goa, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Goa Cricket Association Stadium

    Goa Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket stadium, proposed to be built in Dhargal, Goa. The stadium will be the home ground of the Goa Cricket Association.

    1 km · building in India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Penha de França

Airports
Goa Dabolim (GOI), 15 km · Manohar (GOX), 25 km
  • Mangaluru → Penha de França
    309 km · quickest by road, 6h 41m · ₹2,350–2,940
  • Pune → Penha de França
    334 km · quickest by air, 4h 25m · ₹5,410–8,300
  • Navi Mumbai → Penha de França
    401 km · quickest by air, 5h · ₹6,030–9,240
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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 Penha de França. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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!

From Wikivoyage: Panaji, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    GokarnaIN

    7 ways of moving, 14 sources

    119 km
  2. 02
    HampiIN

    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

    282 km
  3. 03
    AgattiIN

    8 ways of moving, 19 sources

    547 km
  4. 04
    NelliyampathyIN

    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

    635 km
  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    692 km

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