Why visit Vasco da Gama
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 36 places to eat, 14 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ravindra Bhavan-Mormugao Port Bridge and Tilak Maidan.
Weather in Vasco da Gama
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About Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama (, Portuguese: [ˈvaʃku ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the western tip of the Mormugao peninsula, at the mouth of the Zuari River, about 30 kilometres (20 mi) from Panaji, Goa's capital, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Margao, the district headquarters and about 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Dabolim Airport.
From the Wikipedia article Vasco da Gama, Goa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Vasco da Gama on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
Ravindra Bhavan-Mormugao Port Bridge
Bridge · 1.2 km
Bridge in Goa, India
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes36
24 more on the map.
Where to stay14
Churches and places of worship10
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare31
Map of Vasco da Gama
132 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Goa International Airport (GOI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.
- Mormugao 1 km south, about 1 min by car
- Chicalim 3 km east, about 3 min by car
- Dabolim 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Taleigao 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Calapor 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Bambolim 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Sancoale 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Goa Velha 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Panjim 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Belagavi 90 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Vasco Clock Tower from the Swatantra Path, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tilak Maidan Stadium, Shakkeerpadathakayil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goan VR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pt. Dharmanand Kossambi building, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bandekar house, Vasco-da-Gama, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old house in Vasco city, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roshan Mahal, Vasco city, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mural depicting Bharat Mata, Vasco, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gate of Municipal Garden, Vasco-da-Gama, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fountain at Municipal Garden, Vasco-da-Gama, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Front of the Municipal Garden, Vasco, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old house in Vasco-da-Gama, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Andrew's Church, Vasco, SerTanmay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tongam Rina at TEDxGEC 2019 (cropped), SerTanmay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tongam Rina at TEDxGEC 2019, SerTanmay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naseema Khatoon at TEDxGEC 2019, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dr. PS Ramani at TEDxGEC 2019, SerTanmay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tongam Rina at TEDxGEC 2019 02, SerTanmay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naseema Khatoon at TEDxGEC 2019 (cropped), SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hiralal & Co. building, Vasco, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Julieta building, Vasco, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GHRSSIDC Aparant Handicrafts, Vasco, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hospederia & Bar Goes, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Effigies, probably depicting soldiers, in the front verandah of an old house, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Effigies, probably depicting soldiers, in the front verandah of an old house (56535), SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suvarna Bandekar building, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salkar house, Vasco-da-Gama, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Book stall at Vasco railway station, SerChevalerie, CC0
- St Joseph's High School, Vasco, Goa, SerChevalerie, CC0
- St Joseph's High School, Vasco, Goa (25265), SerChevalerie, CC0
- 1930 Vasco, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vasco Residency, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vasco Railway Station Entrance - panoramio, Deepak Patil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vasco Railway Platform One - panoramio, Deepak Patil, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Closeup of Elevation of St. Andrew's Church, Vasco, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elevation of St. Andrew's Church, Vasco, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vidyadhiraj Bhavan, SerChevalerie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woman praying in the Parking Lot of St. Andrew's Church, Vasco, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Woman praying at St. Andrew's Church, Vasco, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Windows of St. Andrew's Church from the Parking, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
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