Ancestral Goa is a place in Goa located at Loutolim, Salcette. It is an open air museum spread over 9 acres of land and it is only one of its kind in whole of Goa. Such museums are existing in many parts of the world. This place in Loutolim is very good tourists attraction that depicts the culture and tradition of Goa and also trades Goans followed in ancient Goa.
A. Veronica with Alvares
On 13th of this month along with my wife I visited this place for the second time, earlier visit was 20 years back. During this trip there I found lot of changes and much improvement compared to our first visit. Even I found the boss of this museum Mr. Maendra Jocelino Araujo Alvares though grown in age yet massively changed towards betterment just as the open air museum. A very cool and charismatic personality, Alvares is doing his level best to make this Ancestral Goa as interesting as possible with the assistance of his son and daughter and about 50 employees working.
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It is my request to expatriate Goans from Kuwait, other Gulf countries and also other parts of the world, during their vacation in Goa to visit this beautiful and historically important spot to know Goa of their past and of their ancestors.
Because of its important historical background lot of Indian and foreign tourists are pouring there everyday in the midst of whom very few Goans are spotted. Goans must feel proud to have such a project existing on their soil as I and my wife feel.
Next to this open air museum, there is a palatial ancient house of Alvares, 251 years old where antiques and other very interesting ancient household items are preserved. The more you watch these items the more you are tempted to spend your time watching these items. The lucid explanation provided by the Guides there makes your visit to this ancient house a very memorable.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.