Location
Distances from by Road key places
- From Dabolim Airport : 39 Kms (45 minutes to 1 Hour)
- From Vasco Railway Station : 43 Kms (1 Hour)
- From Panjim City : 19 Kms (30 Minutes)
- From Mapusa Town: 6.5 Kms (10 Minutes)
Highlights
The Nachinola village is situated in the Bardez taluka and is well known in Goa as it has a lot of archaeological and mythological legacies.
The village of Nachinola has an unexplored archaeological treasure that exists at the side of the Ravalnath temple. There is also a church here that was built in 1676 dedicated to Bom Jesus that holds the annual feast known as Santissimo Sacramento e Bom Jesus on 1st January.
Aldona Hills
Largely green-covered and nestled between hilly terrain on the south and a tributary of the Mandovi to its north, Aldona has a closely-knit resident community, which has seamlessly accepted a string of litterateurs, researchers and artists who have in who have in recent years made the village their home. Architecturally the village has been lent its share of grandeur by its majestic, sixteenth century St Thomas parish Church. Built on a plateau on the Mapusa river bank, the inside of the church is decorated with murals and giant statues. Village legend has it that the statues in the church were once decorated with jewels by inhabitants as a measure of their gratitude for prayers answered!cent years made the village their home.
More recently, in 2004 to be precise, Aldona also came to be home to another architectural and engineering marvel―the cable-stayed bridge connecting Aldona to its island-ward Corjuem. The bridge is held by six cables on either side, and is a sight to behold.
The serenity and the quiet in Aldona has also propelled the village onto Goa’s tourism map. Quite a few tourists have been attracted by the natural beauty of the village and a few enterprising blokes have cashed in on it.
