Goa The Beach Paradise

Overview

The 130 km long coastline of Goa on the golden Konkan coast of the Western Ghats is along the Arabian Sea, making it a world-class beach tourist destination. It is India’s most popular tourist spot, both for domestic and international travellers. Once a great Hindu stronghold, Goa was a part of the grand Mauryan empire around the 3rd century B.C. The Satvahanas of Kolhapur and later the Chalukyas of Badami took over the governance. Other dynasties followed, including a short-lived Muslim invasion. Thereafter, the Vijayanagar Empire established itself for almost a century. This era ended with the arrival of the Sultans of Gulbarga, around 1469 AD. Then the rule passed on to the Adil Shah of Bijapur. Goa soon became a bone of contention between the Dutch, English, French and Portuguese, all vying for its possession. Ultimately, in 1510, the Portuguese conquered Goa. Alfonso de Albuquerque led the invasion. After ruling for four centuries, in 1961, fourteen years after the country’s independence, the Portuguese handed over possession of this colony to India. There is a juxtaposition of old Portuguese architecture, flavour and lifestyle with its history. Its unending beaches, the pristine beauty of the seascape, its mystical hills and groves, the rhythmic pounding of the sea, its swaying palms – all make it a fairytale land for the traveller."

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