Heritage · Fontainhas
Fontainhas Heritage Walk
The experience
Fontainhas is the oldest neighbourhood in Panjim, and the only Latin Quarter in Asia. This 1.5km walk traces the first Portuguese settlement in the city through lanes of ochre and indigo houses with terracotta roofs and balconies overflowing with plants. You stop at the old Panjim Post Office, the historic Mint House, a neighbourhood chapel most visitors walk past, and a family-run bakery that has been feeding the quarter since the 1920s. It ends with a visit inside a local Indo-Portuguese home. The kind of morning that makes you understand what Goa actually is.
The history of this place
Fontainhas is the oldest neighbourhood in Panjim, and the only Latin Quarter in Asia. This 1.5km walk traces the first Portuguese settlement in the city through lanes of ochre and indigo houses with terracotta roofs and balconies overflowing with plants. You stop at the old Panjim Post Office, the historic Mint House, a neighbourhood chapel most visitors walk past, and a family-run bakery that has been feeding the quarter since the 1920s. It ends with a visit inside a local Indo-Portuguese home. The kind of morning that makes you understand what Goa actually is.
How it unfolds
01Walk through Fontainhas and São Tomé, Panjim's oldest neighbourhoods
02Panjim Post Office and the historic Mint House
03Sao Tome Chapel — a quiet landmark most visitors miss
04Sweet tasting at a family bakery in operation since the 1920s
05St. Sebastian Chapel and its famous glass-eyed Christ figure
06Visit inside a local Indo-Portuguese home
The place, in pictures
Included
Guided walk through Fontainhas and São ToméVisit to a local Goan homeSnacks from a historic bakeryAccess to chapels and historic sites
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Meeting point
MO's Cafe, Panjim
Please arrive 10 minutes early.
