Goa's over 100 kms long coastline is studded with some of the world's loveliest beaches - Calangute, Anjuna, Colva, Baga, Vagator and Miaramar. Golden Beaches, Blue Skies and Pale Green Hills, Silvery Sand fringed with palms - this is Goa - the land of Paradoxes, the land of Fun and Frolic, of calm and tranquility. Goa indeed is enviously adorned. An amalgamation of religious architecture, built in the 16th century, it was a city with awe inspiring Cathedrals. The Basilica of Bom Jesus, the Church of Our Lady of Rosary, the St. Cathedral with its fourteen splendid altars, and the Convent of St. Francis of Assisi are the magnificent sites to visit. The known temples are the Sri Shanta Durga at Kavlem, Shri Mangest Temple, Sri Saptakoteshwar Mukhalinga and the Drivaidian Sri Malikarju Temple at Canacona. The brief tenure of Islam has left mosque of the Namazgah and the ruins of the Safa Masjid at Ponda. A visit to the Museum of Christian Art, 12 kms from Margao in the South Goa is a must housing artifacts from private collectors and from the churches of Goa