North Goa

North Goa mixes busy Baga with quieter Ashwem and Morjim, the Latin quarter of Fontainhas in Panaji, hilltop Chapora Fort and Saturday night markets. Rent a scooter and the whole coast is yours.

Places we love here

• Experiences

  Arpora Saturday night market

  Food, live music and stalls (Nov–Apr).

• Nature

  Ashwem & Morjim beaches

  Wide, quiet beaches with olive ridley turtle nesting.

• Culture

  Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa

  UNESCO churches from the 16th century.

• Viewpoints

  Chapora Fort sunset

  Laterite fort walls above Vagator beach.

• Lesser-known · lesser-known

  Divar island ferry

  A free ferry to a sleepy island of paddy fields and old churches.

• Culture

  Fontainhas Latin quarter

  Colourful Portuguese houses and bakeries in Panaji.

• Food

  Goan fish-curry rice

  Fish curry, rice and kokum at a local 'hotel'.