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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Velha Goa

22 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Velha Goa, India

Updated July 7, 2025
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Reliquary of St. Francis Xavier

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Body of St. Francis Xavier

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.
The exterior of the church.

Velha Goa, India

Church of St. Cajetan

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.
Church of St. Augustine

Velha Goa, India

Church of St. Augustine

Once considered one of the three great Augustinian churches in the Iberian world.
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Viceroy’s Arch

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Viceroy's Arch

When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

Velha Goa, India

Gate of the Palace of Adil Shah

The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.

Velha Goa, India

The Arch of Conception

One of the few surviving gates into Old Goa, the former capital of Portuguese India.
Crypt at Se Cathedral

Velha Goa, India

Crypt at Se Cathedral

A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.
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