THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST 2026

Romancing the quaint Latin Quarter in Panaji

Sao Tome and Fontainhas are quaint reminisces of the old world Portuguese charm that is associated with the waltz, cha cha cha and the tango and still attracts everyone with the magical allure of what is still in good measure the Portuguese lifestyle. May be the small little houses of Portuguese architectural genres as well as the people who inhabit this charming environs with Portuguese being spoken in many of these old abodes. The music that one hears now is a fusion of the romantic Portuguese love songs along with the English ballads of yore that can be heard as you take a walk through this charming little Latin Quarter, still till today wrapped in magical resplendence, which has a magnetic attraction. Two chapels that exist there, the Sao Tome and the Sao Sebastiao are both reminders of the Portuguese influence which has moulded the character of this Latin Quarter. If you enter some of these old houses, the old Portuguese furniture still embellishes and holds you spell bound along with the chimes of enticing music which adds to the allure of this quaint little corner of Panaji.




SHARE ON

Menace of stray dogs needs to be tackled

JOSEPH SAVIO DESOUZA, Rajasthan
Published May 16, 2024, 8:14 PM IST
SHARE ON

With stray dogs barking hither and tither, and people walking and running, are some of the scenes witnessed currently on Goan streets and beaches at dawn of the day. Trapped in a never ending frenzy, at times the hunter becomes the hunted. As was the case wherein a girl runner was chased by stray dogs, but was saved just in the nick of time. Unfortunately, she was bitten by these canines to make the matters worse. The authorities through sterilization should keep the stray…

READ MORE
Home HOME News GOA NEWS Global GLOBAL GOENKAR Search SEARCH