Quench your thirst for travel and surprise. Wake up in a ‘museo-tel’ with a veritable museum display of 9000 rare shells at this villa in south goa, corals and fossils as you dine at the Sea Horse, an intimate restaurant overlooking the water. At this junction of the past and present, each of the nine rooms honours one variety of the shell family. Walk out and watch the fisherfolk weave baskets and nets, knot ropes from coconut hemp or carve canoes from tree trunks. Experience first catching and then smoking or grilling your own fish. Climb to discover the ruins of the small Betul Fort with a canon, the only one Shivaji commissioned at the mouth of the Sal River to tax the incoming ships. Or venture out further to the Hindu fort Cabo de Rama from where you enjoy the best views of Goa.
Photograph the toddy tappers when they climb up so nimbly each morning. Or watch the colourful sareed women cracking oysters at a distance all day on the rocks while you lounge on the sand. Relish the benefits of Kharvi’s healing spring, just a walking distance away. Tone your muscles in the cosy pool surrounded by red laterite walls. That’s Neemrana’s Three Waters for you. As personal and private as it gets. Book this Neemrana Noble Home and make it all your own with an option to get a private villa in South Goa as well.
Local. Immersive. Memorable.
Ask the Neemrana team to assist you in exploring the bustling lanes of South Goa and the old town of Margao (18 km) with its grand colonial homes that combine elements of Portuguese and Indian architecture, the Holy Spirit Church originally built in 1564 and the gorgeous frescoes on the walls and ceilings of the Borda chapel by Goa’s Michelangelo, Dr. Jose Pereira. Drive east to Rachol on the banks of the River Zuari (28 km) to visit the Rachol Catholic Seminary with its fort-like facade, imposing watchtower and murals, portraits of Goa’s archbishops, religious objects of the 17th and 18th century, and a treasure-trove of books in Latin and Portuguese. On return, stop by at Goa Chitra, Benaulim to visit Goa’s only museum that showcases Goa’s multifaced culture, its agrarian roots and advanced medicine, Goa Chakra which displays ancient modes of transportation from all over India; and Goa Cruti’s collection based on Goa’s colonial past.
