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Houses of Goa Museum & Saligao Church

Saligao, Goa, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

Gerard da Cunha's ship-shaped museum decoding Indo-Portuguese houses — oyster-shell windows to balcão benches — near Saligao's neo-Gothic church.

Why visit: Understand every mansion you'll photograph, in one triangular building.

Things to do

›Ship-building galleries
›Window-shell displays
›Mae de Deus church
›Saligao lanes

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round (closed Mon)

Entry fee

₹100

Est. budget

₹200–400

Duration

2 hrs

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