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One has to travel a distance of about
10 km from Margao for reaching this place, which exhibits glimpses
of Goan history in an area extended up to 9 acres of the land. This
idea of constructing a Goan village which was in existence about 100
years ago & was generated in the mind of famous Goan artists Maendra
Jocelino Alvares and he decided to use inherent property to provide
tourists an opportunity of living with glorious past of Goa in most
authentic form.
This was all the way a process of untiring handwork, implementing
visionary planning and truly meticulous research to complete this
project designed and dedicated towards the perseverance of rich Goan
Culture, custom and traditions of the centuries. Since the April
1995 this project is open for the public and gives tourists an
option of visiting an interesting site other than beaches of Goa.
You can't learn and understand history of Goa, without visiting
Ancestral Goa, thus for the educationist, chronologist, scholars,
researchers and students on Goa tour, Ancestral Goa is a must place
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Anand Lotlikar's House
[illustrates usual Hindu house with plant of Tulsi - symboling
purity - in adjoining position of entrance. A Genuine way to look
into Konkan area's most celebrated Ganesha festival ]
Art Gallery [Exhibiting craftsmanship & creations of amateur
local artists, artists of national fame and even school children]
Big Foot Dance Floor [Goa's biggest designer dance floor,
shaped as a giant foot measuring 40 meters by 18 meters and can
accommodate about 2,500 people in comfort]
Bird Habitat [thickly wooded, lush green hilly place for
trekking lovers and natural habitat for various bird species like
Baya Weaver, Bee Eater, Bulbul, Commener Babbler, Crane, Crow
Pheasant, Fantail flycatcher, Gold throat, Golden Oriole,
Kingfisher, Koel, Myan, Owl, Paddy Bird, Paradise flycatcher,
Parakeet, Partridge, Pigeon, Racket Tailed Drongo, Sunbird, Wagtail,
Weaverbird, Wild fowl, and Woodpecker etc.]
Boca da Vaca [Place to realise miraculous healing powers of
springs in the Goa]
Casa da Dona Maria [Traditional and typical house of landlord
with courtyard, fine illustration for old Portuguese architecture]
Escola de Musica [Rhythmic display of life style of Goans,
Music school displaying European influence]
Feni Distillery [Cashew -nuts are bound to find place in the
shopping bags of Goa visitors. The site is demonstrating all the
three steps involved in distillation of cashew into Feni]
Handicraft Center [Place to display hand made articles of
bamboo, cane, clay, sea shells and garments]
Rubber Plantation [Provides space for cool and pleasant look
at greenery with opportunity to look into important steps of rubber
industry like collecting sap from rubber trees and formation of
rubber sheets]
Spice and Fruit Garden [Display of complete range of fruits,
vegetables and spices available and used in local cuisines. No use
of pesticides and chemical manure makes the site eco-friendly]
Taverna [These small constructions built of stone and mud
with Mangalore tiles being the roof are the ideal space for testing
popular alcohol mixed nectar "Feni" and learn the local board game "Tablam".
Tinto [This is the display of local market, primitive
departmental store] |
