Goa Churches and Chandor Mansions
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This Goa churches and Chandor mansion tour spans four days and three nights, staying once each in Old Goa, Chandor and Margao. The route pairs Old Goa's UNESCO-listed churches with Braganza House, a 17th-century mansion at Chandor, and the old town of Margao. History and architecture lovers will enjoy it, and the comfortable season is October to March.
Travellers who prefer old churches, family mansions and market lanes to beaches, and are happy with short drives and slow days
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Family home
Braganza House is lived in by two branches of one family, so your guide confirms the visit with them beforehandChurch dress
Cover shoulders and knees in churches and in private homesOpening times
Opening days and hours differ between the churches, the museum and the mansion; the operator checks them ahead of travelRain
Heavy rain falls from June to September, which makes the walking days harderDay-by-Day Itinerary
- First look at the Sé Cathedral
Dabolim airport to Old Goa
- 1Your driver meets you at Dabolim airport
- 2The road to Old Goa is about 27 km, around 40 minutes
- 3Hotel check-in and a rest
- 4Should daylight remain, a short stroll to the Sé Cathedral and its lawns
- Basilica of Bom Jesus
- Sé Cathedral
- St Francis of Assisi church, museum
- Church of St Cajetan
- St Augustine ruins
Old Goa on foot: Bom Jesus, Sé Cathedral, convent museum, then Chandor
- 1Begin at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, home to the tomb of Saint Francis Xavier
- 2Continue on foot to the Sé Cathedral and the St Francis of Assisi church and convent
- 3The Archaeological Survey of India museum in the convent wing comes next
- 4Then the domed Church of St Cajetan and the remains of St Augustine's
- 5End with a drive south to Chandor for the night
- Braganza House, east and west wings
- Braganza library
- Church of the Holy Spirit
- Municipal Garden
- Margao market
Braganza House in Chandor, then Margao
- 1Start at Braganza House on the village square, taking in its two wings, chapel and library
- 2Wander Chandor's lanes and look at the old houses from outside
- 3Drive about 15 km to Margao
- 4After lunch, the Church of the Holy Spirit, then the Municipal Garden
- 5Spend the evening in the market lanes
- Largo de Igreja morning walk
Margao morning and departure
- 1Unhurried morning in Margao around Largo de Igreja
- 2Pick up any market buys, such as spices
- 3Transfer to Dabolim airport for your flight
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