Margao

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Margao is the commercial center of Goa.

[edit] Understand

Margao is crowded and hot, but it's worth seeing. The hustle and bustle is quite incredible.

[edit] Get in

  • Margao is well connected with other cities of Goa by Bus and Train
  • Margao Railway Station Connected to Mumbai/Mangalore thru Konkan Railway and South East India thru South Western Railway( Thru Londa/Hubli)
  • 30Kms from Dabolim Airport.

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

Some of the buildings are still styled in a colonial way, from the Portuguese past.

  • Municipal Building,
  • Indo-Portuguese styled Houses along Margao - Borda Rd
  • Holy Spirit Church
  • Monte - Hill ( Atop this hill we can see the whole of Margao)
  • Colva Beach.

[edit][add listing] Do

  • See the musical fountain on weekend evenings, near Nanutel hotel
  • Watch an indian movie at one fo the several cinemas
  • If you go around May/June, there is a feast of the Holy Spirit church. To celebrate this, there is a HUGE street side sale on everything from clothes to furniture to kitchen utensils. It's located near the KTC bus stand along the road

[edit][add listing] Buy

There are markets all over the place.

  • Gandhi Market
  • In and Around Municipal Building.
  • Nr KTC Bus-stand.

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Tato's -Apna Bazaar Complex.
  • MainLand China - Behind Loyola High School
  • Kamat Hotel Colva Bus-stand
  • Shalimar
  • Golden Chariot's Relish - MultiCuisine Restaurant (Specialists in Seafood) - GOGOL,Margao
  • Bhel Puri stands around the park
  • China Gate - west of the police station

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • Fresh Coconut jucie at the beaches (choose a coconut, ask the worker to slice it for the juice, drink it, give it back to them and they dice it for the edible contents)
  • Mazaa - bottled mango juice at any store

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Contact

Cybercafes in and around Margao:

Margao:

  • Cyber Inn, Shop No.5, Kalika Chambers, Varde Valaulikar Raod 403601 Ph 2733232
  • Terrance Pimenta, Shop No. 12, Felicinta Apartments, Near Big Foot Traffic Island, Gogol 403601
  • Tokina Cybercafe, Damodar Building, Near Police Station, Above Central Bank, Margao 403601
  • Antonio Jose D'Costa, F11, Regency Plaza, Near LML Showroom, Comba, Margao 403601
  • Sarah Cafe, St. Anthony Complex, Shop PG 11, Aquem, Margao 403601 Ph 2703034

Salcete (around Margao):

  • I Browse Rosary Commercial Arcade, Shop No. 15,16, Next to Panchayat, Navelim, Salcette 403707 Ph 2765610
  • World Linkers, 4th Ward, House No. 405, Colva Salcete 403708 Ph 2788056
  • Cyber Magic, Colva Beach Resort, Colva, Salcete 403708 Ph 2788130
  • Delu Cafe, Isabel Classic, Alleamvaddo, Chinchinim 403715 Ph 2775327
  • New Horizons, 1595, Beach Road, Vuzavaddo, Benaulim Goa 403716
  • G.K. Tourist Centre, House No. 1596, Vasvaddo, Benaulim, Salcete 403716 Ph 2771608

[edit] Get out

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