Sightseeing in Calangute

   This is a listing of the various places to visit in and around Calangute. The first place to visit is the Calangute Beach. Of course, that's the reason you are in Calangute in the first place. The other beaches include the Baga , Candolim and Sinquerim details of which have been given in Beaches of Goa. Aguada Fort is another spot which is definitely worth visiting. In case you are interested we have it covered in Our Goa Sightseeing Tours.
   Below are some of the other places to visit in and around Calangute and their brief descriptions.

Calizz – The Heart of Goa

   This is actually a museum detailing the various facets of Goan life through the ages. It is spread over several acres near the Candolim beach, which is less than 2 Km from our beach resort. Calizz which means 'heart' in Konkani is a collection of artefacts of the bygone era as well as life size models.
   The tour of Calizz begins with the typical Catholic house of the Portuguese era complete with its Mangalore tiled roof. The central theme revolves around the folklore of that era that if you had three sons, you gave one to the society, one to God and one to the medical profession. The meaning of that being one lawyer, one priest and one doctor. The lawyers room has a pile of books of yesteryears as well as pens, locks, ink bottles all of them from the bygone era. The doctors room has old medical chests and surgical instruments used two centuries back.
   The details in the Chapel present in the house is sure to strike you when you compare it with a actual Chapel of similar vintage. We then move to the Hindu house of the same era. The level of detail there is also very precise, upto the cow dung covered floor and the brass lamps. There are lots of other things that you can see. There is also a restaurant that serves authentic Goan food.

Jack Sequeira Statue at Calangute Junction   View of Jack Sequeira Statue at
   Calangute Junction

Dr. Jack de Sequeira Statue at Calangute Junction

  Joao Hugo Eduardo de Sequeira (20 April 1915 – 17 October 1989), popularly known as Dr. Jack de Sequeira is well known in Goa as the Father of the Opinion Poll. He was the founder president of the United Goans Party. It is largely because of his efforts that the distinct identity of Goa is preserved. It was primarily because of his efforts that the government of India held an opinion poll to decide the issue of the merger of Goa into the state of Maharashtra.
   Calangute panchayat unveiled the statue of Dr. Jack Sequiera at Calangute junction to remember this great Goan personality who paved the way for Goa to be the 25th state of India in 1987 and Goa's language Konkani to be recognised as one of the official languages of India.
   The inscription at the base of the statue reads " Known as the father of Opinion Poll and the first leader of the opposition of liberated Goa, he fought against the merger of Goa into Maharastra and emerged victorious in the opinion poll of 1967, thus enabling Goa to maintain its identity ....".

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