The flavor is a coastal village in Talukka (district) Salset, which is in the state of South Goa, on the west coast of India. Beach Kolva stretches almost 2.5 km - and this is part of 25-kilometer Bands of tender silver-white sand , which stretches from the Bogmalo in the north to Cabo de Ram in the south. There is a carriage 56 kilometers from the calangut and 40 kilometers from Panji.
The flavor is a fairly well-known tourist center, and come here, first of all, for the sake of the beaches. Tourists Kolva can offer excellent budget hotels , cute Guest Houses , beach shacks, food benches, restaurants and bars (especially on the main street, Colva Beach Road. ). On the beach, the flavors work rescuers, safe for swimming zone in some parts are marked with flags. The main village market is behind the Church, which is approximately 2.3 km from the beach. However, in order to buy products and everything you need, there are no problems in the flavion.
Tourists in the collee can relax here on three main beaches; First, it is Kolva Beach , main beach flare; Secondly, it Sunset Beach (closer to Betalbathim), and it is less than LUDER; and thirdly, Beivotch Beach (closer to Sernabatim).
Nearest railroad station Located in Margao, next - in Vasco da Gama. Nearest the airport - Dabolim (GOI), as well as in Vasco, Gama. In short, it is not difficult to get to the flavor.
Since from the XVI century Goa was the colony of Portugal, and all the India from the XVII century was the colony of Great Britain, then the flavor was the place where the Higher Society of Colonial Goa was going to "make a new air" ("mundanca"). And then in the middle of the last century, these beaches were chosen in mass order hippies. Yes, the flavor - This is the oldest and largest resort on South Goa. With a population of 12 thousand people.
Today in Kolve you can see some colonial buildings, including their ruins. Since then I went, then a little of the history of the town.
Once the flavion was a huge piece of almost bare land with a very picturesque beach, on which sheerly grew by the scene of Takakad (sort of stupid semi-shops). And then they settled Brahmans Gaud Sarasvat (representatives of the sub-group of Hindu Brahmins who lead their pedigree from the banks of the once existed Sarasvati River - then this people migrated to North, Western and South India). In particular, at first they took Benaulim's neighboring village, but also lived in Kolve.
And then the portuguese broke on the territory - it was during the years of Portuguese conquest that the Western regions of the South Goa turned into full-fledged "human" settlements. Here quickly posed a couple of residences and beautiful houses, away from the shore just in case. In the 18th century, local residents were ordered to plant coconut palm trees along the entire coastline - local, by the way, considered these parts with useless and fruitless, and thought it was a stupid undertaking. However, today the coastline is protected by the same plantations. Coconutal palm . And because everything grows and green!
By the way, in 1630 in the town built snow-white Church of Our Lady Mercy (De-Nos Senior Das Mersers' game. This building in the city is still the most famous. Why? Because inside the miraculous statue of the Baby of Jesus, which is believed to have healing forces.
According to the local legend, this statue was found in the middle of the seventeenth century on the coast of Mozambique after shipwreck, and then brought to this temple. The statue of Jesus is exhibited for everyone in the second Monday during the annual religious festival of Fam, collecting thousands of pilgrims. This is the only time that the statue is made from the church repository.
Accordingly, in October in Cole, the maximum number of people. However, in the weekend people, too much more - local residents, families and large companies are added to guests from different countries (mainly from the neighboring major town of Margao), which come to relax, buy and admire the sunsets. Indians love to swim in the sea and do it sometimes very noisy, with screams and screams, but run into the water only by knee, and the most bold - is not deeper than the belt. Women are mostly sitting in sari on babe. So it was done.
At all, Local residents of Kolva Many centuries are engaged in fishing - including they supplied and supply the neighboring city Margao. Among the locals there are not only Hindus, but also migrants and descendants of migrants from various Portuguese overseas territories, such as Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, etc., as well as from Portugal itself.
Locals talk to Conan language dialect (so-called SAXTTI), which belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. The elite and the older generation of the town says in Portuguese, including those who have Portuguese origin. In English, in virtually all in virtually all - it is taught in schools and on a tourist field. They also say on Hindi. But, as I assume, the main thing for a tourist is the normal level of English at the local, and Hindi or Concani - it is unlikely to help someone.
The flavor is predominantly Roman Catholic, but there are Hindus, and Muslims who live on this land in peace and harmony. Relatively recently renovated Temple Manboni It is an indicator of the growing Hindu population in the flavion. At the same time, the Mass and the corresponding holidays are constantly held in the main church of the village (in particular, the one I wrote about above).
As for food , then here is also interesting. The people of the flavor adores Fish and seafood that is not surprising for the coastal town. The Kolva's kitchen was influenced by the traditions of Brahmanov Gaud Sarasvat and the fact of four hundred years of Portuguese control plus, modern cooking techniques are added.
As in many other areas of the country, the locals are very loved by Rice with Fish Curry (Xitt Kodi in Concani). Colonse cuisine is famous for the rich variety of fish dishes prepared by the most skillful recipes, and some dishes can only be tried in these parts.
Drink, as in all goa, Feni. , alcoholic drink from coconut palm or cashew fruit.
In general, the flavor is Wonderful leisure direction ! Interesting and for beach holidays, and for cultural and educational.