Porvorim
Porvorim is the de facto legislative and executive capital of the state of Goa as both the Goa Legislative Assembly and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto – Portuguese word meaning high or upper).
Porvorim is the de facto legislative and executive capital of the state of Goa as both the Goa Legislative Assembly and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto – Portuguese word meaning high or upper).
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Worth seeing in and around Porvorim
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.
4.7 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.
4.5 km · Hindu temple in Goa, India · Wikipedia - 03Museum of Goa
The Museum of Goa, is a privately owned contemporary art gallery in Pilerne Industrial Estate, near Calangute, Goa, India. Founded in 2015, it is 1,500 square meters in size.
4.1 km · privately owned contemporary art gallery · Wikipedia - 04Our 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.
4.4 km · church in Panjim, Goa · Wikipedia - 05Kala 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.
5.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 06Goa 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.
4.9 km · library · Wikipedia - 07Azad 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.
4.3 km · martyrs' monument and ground in Panaji, 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.
4 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.
4.8 km · 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.
4.5 km · bridge in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Porvorim
- Airports
- Goa Dabolim (GOI), 18 km · Manohar (GOX), 23 km
- Mangaluru → Porvorim310 km · quickest by road, 6h 44m · ₹2,370–2,960
- Pune → Porvorim330 km · quickest by air, 4h 36m · ₹5,490–8,410
- Navi Mumbai → Porvorim397 km · quickest by air, 5h 11m · ₹6,110–9,360
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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 Porvorim
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 Porvorim. 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 Porvorim
- North Goa districtdistrict of Goa, India5 km
- Guirimcensus town5.7 km
- Penha de Françahuman settlement in North Goa District, Goa, India900 m
- Socorrovillage in Bardez, Goa600 m
- Reis Magoshuman settlement in Bardez, Goa, India5.1 km
- Ribandartown in India5.4 km