The road from the Calangute town to the beach is lined with Kashmiri-run
handicraft boutiques with their famous papier-mache boxes, carpets and
embroidery as well as a variety of bars and restaurants. There is a Tibetan
market with stalls selling Himalayan curios and jewellery in the
town. There are high quality textiles mainly from Rajasthan,
Gujarat
and Karnataka. Over
all this beach is the perfect place to spend a holiday.
On the way to the beach there is a statue of Bandodkar,
Goa's first chief minister. The Kerkar Art Complex, located on the
beach is a popular center for exhibitions of arts and crafts of local
artistes. Concerts of Indian classical music and dance are held on Thursdays
and Fridays here. On the road to Mapusa (8km) stands Calangute's Church,
St Alex with its unusual dome and two towers. The interior is beautiful
with its architecture and the gold and white ornate altar with shell niches.
Places To Eat
There are plenty of good places to eat and drink.
Beach shacks are mostly simple semi open aired, palm leafed huts, which
specializes in sea food. All serve cold beer. Reggies Bar and Golden
Eye are good shacks.
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