Added: 09/21/2005 |
Frolic Holidays in GoaThinking about ideal holidays with a wide sunny beach, beautiful blue sky, and swaying palm trees? Where is such place? It is Goa. Goa's 82 mile coastline has some of the world's best beaches. Be sure, holidays in Goa are what you are dreaming about. The tiny emerald state of Goa is an idyllic world that makes time speed by. Its people, culture, distinctive cuisine and Goa beaches make it a wonderful holiday destination. Holidays in Goa will let any person feel relaxed and comfortable, no matter what their needs are as Goa attractions and beaches as well as hotels as designed to make any dreams come true.
Goa holidays are for lazy people as well as for inquisitive. The last ones will find a lot interesting in Goa. Apart from its verdant landscape, inviting beaches and invigorating air, its long and varied history makes this short stretch of Goa land interesting Four hundred years of Portuguese rule and its isolation from the events of the mainland have given Goa a distinct identity. One of the distinctive features that Goa has obtained with Portuguese influence is churches. The Portuguese were possessed of a great missionary zeal and church building was a passion with them. So much so that there were occasions when the Portuguese Viceroy reported to the King, "The number of monks and clergy exceeds that of the inhabitants!"
Those are fond of public holidays the best time to plan holidays in Goa is before Lent. It is time for annual Goan festival. This colourful three-day Goan festival, celebrated just before Lent, personifies fun and frolic. The festival today has no religious undertones and has come to be a cultural highlight of the state, rather than of the religion. You will be lost in admiration.
For Goa attractions go to Velha Goa. Known as Velha Goa, the Old Goa settlement was founded by Adil Shah and later came to be known as the Rome of the Orient. You may also visit Goa towns Panaji, Mapusa, Vasco da Gama, and Margao.
Holidays in Goa will not be considered perfect without tasting local cuisine. The thing is idyllic Goan life is as dependent on eating and drinking as the afternoon siesta.
Portuguese have also played a significant role in Goan food cooking. Goan food is an interesting blend of the Indian and the Portuguese. It is basically konkan, curry and chilly based, with plenty of cokum and coconut milk. Curries are given portuguese names like balchao, apa ade baweoro, fish balchao, mutton xacuti and reachardo. A 'must have' is the spicy goan sausage and the delicious 'bebinca', a coconut milk delicacy. The cuisine is basically 'non vegetarian' and spicy, though mild and vegetarian dishes abound. Most shacks on the beach will ask you how spicy you want your food to be and there are several options for the not so adventurous. Just ask for the kind of food you want, Goa has it all - from juices and salads to wonderful spreads at five star hotels. What about drinking in Goa. The local choice of drink is Feni, distilled from cashew or coconut pulp. Experiment with it as a cocktail base. It blends itself to a great many interesting combinations.
Have nice holidays in Goa!
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