North Goa
With long stretches of golden sand and swaying palms, North Goa has been popular with travellers since its days as a hippy enclave. Livelier than South Goa, its bars and restaurants and markets are busy day and night, and the beaches of Vagator, Anjuna Calangute and Baga popular with tourists and locals.
While most visitors come to North Goa for the stunning beaches, the influences of its Portuguese past are worth a day spent exploring its cultural side. Old Portuguese mansions and whitewashed churches dot the tropical landscape, while Fort Aguada is a popular place to watch the sun set.
Ahilya by the Sea
North Goa, Goa, India
The younger sister of Ahilya Fort, Ahilya by the Sea is a former guesthouse turned boutique hotel tucked away on the south of Coco Beach, Goa. With a Portuguese-colonial style and Balinese touches, watch the fisherman sail by as you unwind in the gardens.
The Postcard Moira
North Goa, Goa, India
Nestled amongst banana plantations on a private estate in the quaint heritage village of Moira, The Postcard Moira is a stylish and luxurious boutique hotel, tucked away in sleepy, rural Goa.