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the leisurely Mackie’s Saturday
Night Bazaar – a great
alternative to the Wednesday
flea market at nearby Anjuna.
Tito’s Bar, which has the most
famous dance floor on the
entire beach, is the hub of
Baga’s nightlife. Candolim
Beach, 2.5 km (2 miles) south of
Calangute, stretches all the way
to Fort Aguada. Popular with
large tour groups, the once-
peaceful waters now resound
with the whir of speedboats
Reredos behind the main altar, Reis Magos Church and jet skis. Saligao, 2 km
(1 mile) east of Calangute, has
2 Reis Magos packed with sunbathers, hawkers, the pretty Church of Mae de
masseurs, hair-braiders and ear- Deus, in Neo-Gothic style, as
North Goa district (Bardez taluka).
8 km (5 miles) NW of Panaji. @ cleaners. The entire stretch of well as a seminary that prepares
_ Feast of Three Kings (Jan). sand right up to the adjacent boys for theological studies at
Baga Beach is lined with resorts, Rachol (see p508).
The fort at Reis Magos was trinket stalls, bars and beach
built in 1551 by Don Alfonso shacks such as Reggie’s Bar
de Noronha, the fifth viceroy, and Souza Lobo, which serve 4 Anjuna
as a second line of excellent Goan North Goa district (Bardez taluka).
defence after the food. Atlantis Water 18 km (11 miles) NW of Panaji.
forts at Aguada and Sports offers a diverse @ ( Flea Market (Wed).
Cabo (the tip of Dona range of water sports
Paula). It once housed from October to May. Anjuna has now replaced
a prison, which was Rides on fishing boats Calangute as a haven for
moved to Mormugao are also available at backpackers. It is better known
in 1996. Adjacent to bargain prices. for its full-moon rave parties
the fort is the Reis Calangute’s church, and sprawling flea market than
Magos Church. Football game in St Alex, topped by a for its beach. The popular flea
Constructed in 1555, progress, Calangute large dome, is on the market, held every Wednesday,
this is one of Goa’s road to Mapusa. Its is crowded with hawkers from
earliest churches, and has Rococo-style white-and-gold all over India selling everything
the royal Portuguese coat interior has shell-shaped niches. from Bali nese batik, silver
of arms on its façade. jewellery and papier-mâché
 Atlantis Water Sports boxes, to Tibetan prayer
Environs Calangute. Tel (09767) 213311. wheels, Rajasthani mirrorwork
Fort Aguada, 4 km (2 miles) and Kerala woodcarvings.
west of Reis Magos, was built Environs Fluorescent rave gear and
in 1612 as a defence against Extending north of Calangute, trendy beachwear round off
the Marathas and the Dutch. Its Baga Beach is far less crowded, the selection, while added
church, dedicated to St Lawrence, although its expanse of soft, attractions are performing
the patron saint of sailors, was white sand has its share of monkeys and fortune-telling
built in 1630, while the huge guesthouses and bars. It hosts Nandi bulls.
lighthouse dates to 1864. Some
buildings within the fort once
housed the state prison. The local
beach, Sinquerim, is known
for its luxury resorts.

3 Calangute
North Goa district (Bardez taluka). 16 km
(10 miles) NW of Panaji. @ n Kingstork
Beach Resort, (0832) 227 5120.
The centre of the hippie
scene in the 1960s and 1970s,
Calangute is Goa’s most popular
beach. During the day, it is A woman selling sarongs at the Anjuna flea market
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p701 and pp715–16

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