Cruise from Mormugao

The port of Mormugao made the backdrop for the film The Wild Goose (1980), still impresses and also prominent figures in the Bollywood film entitled Bhootnath.
Mormugao includes a significant literacy rate with 80% for men and 70% for women. Goa was colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, in the central district of Tiswadi.
In 1624, they began to build their fortified city on the promontory overlooking the port of Mormugao.
Goa is especially famous for its 120 km of beaches: a small paradise of white sand flanked by coconut trees, lush rice fields, and flowered gardens. Churches and houses with blue walls, testimonies of the Portuguese presence, even if Hinduism a large majority in Goa.
With attractions including the beautiful Portuguese cathedrals of Old Goa, palm-fringed beaches, and some of the best Indian seafood. Over the centuries, Goa has emerged as one of the main sources of spices and an important part of Arab trade routes. Catholicism remains a major religion in Goa, far surpassing other religions. The atmosphere is relaxed and the people are very pleasant. In the oldest part of the city, the Portuguese heritage has survived very well, there are no narrow and winding streets, the old houses with overhanging balconies and red tiled roofs, white churches and many small, bars, and cafes, it is the most Mediterranean environment in India. Visit the numerous Renaissance monuments such as the Cathedral, the Basilica of Bom Jesus, and the convent of San Francesco.