Goa

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Butterfly BeachReached by boat or an hour of forest path, and the sand shrinks at high tideDetails →
Cola Beach & LagoonA palm-ringed lagoon behind the sand, guarded by a track that filters the crowdDetails →
The Dogears BookshopThe shop where Goa's own publishing and book-fair scene actually lives
Paper Boat CollectiveIndependent Indian design in a century-old villa, away from the beach stallsDetails →
Corjuem FortA rare inland fort on a river island, reached through Aldona's old lanes, and near-emptyDetails →
Budbudyanchi Tali (Bubbling Lake), NetravaliClap once, and a centuries-old temple tank answers you with bubbles
Divar IslandA free ferry to the Goa of fifty years ago: paddies, old villas, silenceDetails →
Palácio do Deão (Quepem)A ruined dean's palace brought back by the couple who now open its doorsDetails →
Houses of Goa MuseumHalf an hour that decodes every Portuguese-era house you will see afterwardsDetails →
Usgalimal Rock EngravingsGoa's oldest art: riverside carvings made thousands of years before the forts
Three Kings Chapel, Cuelim HillSouth Goa's widest hilltop view, with a chapel of 1599 standing alone on top
Shri Saptakoteshwar Temple, NarveA linga carried across a river and a temple rebuilt on Shivaji's order
Chorla GhatThe Western Ghats an hour from the coast: cloud, ridges and monsoon cascadesDetails →
Arvalem Waterfall & Rudreshwar CavesA monsoon waterfall and rock-cut caves of the 5th-6th century, side by side
Maharashtra BeachesAn underrated paradise
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