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City Description:
Old Goa, also called Velha Goa, is beside the Mandovi River in the western Indian state of Goa. The former capital of Portuguese India, it's known for colonial-era monuments like the Basilica of Bom Jesus, with the remains of St. Francis Xavier, and the domed Church of St. Cajetan, inspired by St. Peter’s in Rome. Nearby, the vast Se Cathedral, built in the 16th–17th centuries, has ornate chapels and a bell tower.The whitewashed Church of St. Francis of Assisi was constructed in Tuscan style in the 17th century. The adjacent convent is home to the Archaeological Museum, which displays portraits of Portuguese colonists alongside Hindu and Christian sculptures. To the west, the crumbling, red-brick St. Augustine Tower is nearly all that remains of a huge, early-1600s Augustinian church. Nearby, the 17th-century Convent of Santa Monica now houses the Museum of Christian Art, exhibiting items such as religious paintings, sculptures and silk vestments. Our Lady of the Rosary, a plain, Gothic-style church, stands on a hilltop overlooking the city.

Weather and Events:
Old Goa has a tropical climate, with warm to hot temperatures year-round and heavy monsoon rainfall Jun–Sep. Dec–Jan, when daytime temperatures are high and nights are relatively cool, is a popular time to explore the city’s churches and monuments. Celebrations commemorate the death of Saint Francis Xavier (Dec 3), whose remains are contained in a silver casket in the Basilica of Bom Jesus.

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