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492  SOUTHWESTERN INDIA

Street-by-Street: Panaji Old Town

Tucked away between Ourem Creek and Altinho Hill in Panaji
are the old residential quarters of Fontainhas and São Tomé, built
on reclaimed land in the 19th century. Fontainhas was named
after the fountain of Phoenix, a spring that provided the quarter’s
only source of water, while São Tomé takes its name from the São
Tomé Church. This old-world precinct, characterized by a jumble
of painted, tile-roofed houses, has streets lined with taverns
offering authentic Goan cuisine and feni (cashew nut liqueur),
and bakeries serving bebinca, the delicious local cake.
Many of the residents still speak Portuguese.
A priest in the doorway of
Panjim Inn St Sebastian’s Chapel
Velha Goa
Galeria
FILIPE NERI XAVIER ROAD GOVERNADOR TEXEIRA DA

SILVA ROAD

RUA DE NATALE
RUA DE NATALE

31ST JANUARY ROAD
CORTE DE OITERO

Dr Arminio RUA DE OUREM
Ribeiro de
Santana
Mansion

. Fundação Oriente
Originally a family
home, it now houses a
Portuguese foundation
that promotes artistic,
cultural and scientific
work. Its library is open
to the public.

. St Sebastian’s Chapel . Rua de Natale
0 metres 30 The chapel, built in 1888, has This road snakes up Altinho
0 yards 30 a life-size crucifix that used Hill and has steps laid out to
to hang in the Palace of the help pedestrians negotiate
Inquisition in Old Goa. the gentle climb.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p701 and pp715–16

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