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Goa, for 450 years, a Portuguese colony and since 1961 in the Indian union, lies on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. Goa became famous for its scenic beauty, the palmtree woods and the endlessly long, white sandy beaches, and also for its charming, extremely hospitable people, who know how to turn each holiday into a party.
Goa offers the visitor an unexpected, varied picture - an attractive mix of Indian and mediterranean european culture: colorful sarees and robes, exotic flowers and birds, oriental bazaars and mediterranean markets, well-preserved medieval forts and churches, Goa is today one the wealthiest Indian states, and certainly the most life enjoying. 106 kilometers long are the often still untouched goan beaches, undescribable the colorful sunsets over the Arabic Sea.
Add to this a Sundowner - cocktail and dinner with fresh fish and seafood, and even, we, stressed Europeans, perceive the famous "Take It Easy" - feeling, the "Sossegado", as the Goans call it. The temperatures help to forget the European winter, with daytime temperatures always around 30°C. At night temperature rarely falls below 20°C, and the sea water never gets colder than 25 degrees. In an extremely attractive landscape, characterized by evergreen rice fields, cashew, mango and coconut plantations, all visitors to Goa will experience eventful days in a beach paradise. For people from all over the world who want to combine relaxed beach holidays in Goa with short trips and excursions to the Goan and South Indian surroundings, will appreciate following offers:
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