Goa Beyond Beaches: Mapusa Tour Guide

Mapusa is the most popular commercial city of Goa and through out India is famous for the most eventful weekend. Visitors can spend Friday at popular weekly market with visiting some of ancient Hindu temples. Two important things about Mapusa Friday market, first place is enriched with true aroma of Goa and secondly even after very good bargain there is still chance to repent for not buying goods at a lower price. Mapusa city is also transport hub because most of tourist destination are accessible from here. This is often said by the natives that growth of city and blessings of its own God, Lord Bodhgeshwar are running on the parallel lines, do fine some time to spent under banyan tree here at this temple.
Like the variety of tourist accommodation Mapusa city offer range of eating places for the food lovers visitors.

Accessibility: How to reach Mapusa city in North Goa - India

Mapusa is located near the river with same name in the Bardez Taluka, about 13 km south of capital city Panjim and best accessible by road. National Highway 17 is the linking road for the city. Regular bus service connects Mapusa city with various cities of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Train journey lovers needs to travel by road from Margao, which is nearest railway station on Konkan railway for train journey to Mapusa. Like the other Goan city, Dabolim airport also serve for air travel to Mapusa.

Climatic Conditions [weather - Temperature] at Mapusa - Goa - India

Mapusa experiences tropical coastal climate. At the summer peak temperature can go as high as 35⁰C and dips down to Min. 17⁰C during winters. From the second week of June rain showers starts and monsoons remains active till end of September.

Sightseeing - Tourist Attractions : Mapusa - North Goa

Religious places around Mapusa city includes
Bodhgeshwar Temple
Kansarpal-Kalbadevi Temple
Mapusa Church [St. Jerome's Church]
Church of Our Lady of Milagres
Most prominent north Goa beaches accessible from Mapusa city are
Anjuna Beach
Arambol Beach
Baga Beach
Calangute Beach
Chapora Beach
Keri Beach
Vegator Beach

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