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 Goa's Calangute Market Square - Calangute
Beach, home to the Koli fishermen has been universally acknowledged
as the queen bee of the Goan beaches. Ranks of palm trees
and feathery casuarinas flank a 7 km arc of golden hued sand
washed by breakers rushing in from the open sea. Calangute
Beach is that beautiful. Tourists from far and wide trickle
in to this beach to enjoy a sun-drenched holiday. The Calangute Market Square of Goa acts as one of the major draw for the
tourists.
The Calangute Market Square of Goa is packed with shops that
offer a diverse variety of goods that include souvenirs, metal
crafts, leather items, jewellery and clothes. Some of the
items are indigenous while the others are brought in from
other parts of the country. The Calangute beach stretch is
lined shacks, hawkers hawking sarongs. If you wish to have
your future predicted, you will find the astrologers eagerly
awaiting you. If Goanese handicrafts interest you, you can
head for The Kerkar Art Complex. It is a few minutes walk
from the beach and displays handcrafted items produced by
local artisans.
On Saturdays Calangute takes on a more busy look, thanks
to the Saturday Calangute Market Square of Goa. Apart from fish, meat and grocery
you can also bargain for textiles, pottery and various other
items. Calangute also feature a Tibetan market and you can
also catch a glimpse of the Kashmiri merchants with carpets,
embroidery and other merchandises. The Goa's Calangute Market Square
is a great place to pick up handcrafted items, representative
of different genres of art and culture.
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