Must-see attractions in Margao

  • Church of the Holy Spirit

    Margao

    Margao’s whitewashed main church (1675) remains in use as a parish church and is finely decorated inside. The impressive reredos (ornamental screen) is…

  • Municipal Library

    Margao

    On the west side of the canary-yellow Secretariat Building, you’ll find respite from the sun in the prim Municipal Library, which houses some good books…

  • Secretariat Building

    Margao

    At the southern end of the Municipal Gardens, this grand building houses the Municipal Library.

  • Sat Burnzam Ghor

    Margao

    The most famous of the traditional old Portuguese mansions in Largo de Igreja is the grand 1790 Sat Burnzam Ghor. Originally, as its name suggests, there…

  • Mount Church

    Margao

    Located about 500m southeast of Sat Burnzam Ghor and a fair climb up Monte Hill, Margao’s only hill, Mount Church is a simple whitewashed building, faced…

  • Largo de Igreja

    Margao

    Largo de Igreja, the area around the Church of the Holy Spirit, features a number of traditional old Portuguese mansions, in various states of decay or…