Holiday to Goa take you a trip
through various churches of Goa. Churches in Goa echo Portugal
architecture and speak volumes about the intricate works-of-art
of the late sixteenth and seventeenth century.
Goa Basilica
of Bom Jesus
Basilica of Bom Jesus, built in 1605, holds
a significant position in every pilgrimage's mind. Situated in
Old Goa, this church in Goa has recently been declared as the
World Heritage Monument. It is at this church in Goa that the
relics of St.Francis Xavier are kept. This church in Goa is
opened to the pilgrims once in every ten year when they, in
lakhs, come to take part in the exposition of the body of St.
Francis Xavier.
Goa Se
Cathedral
Packages for Goa take you on a tour to Se Cathedral, which is
dedicated to St. Catherine. The Cross of Miracles, placed in this
cathedral in Goa, attracts lot of people. It seems the people of
Goa had a vision of Christ on this cross and the rock on which it
was found was said to spout water. Today, the cross in Goa is
slowly growing.