ST. JACINTO ISLAND

Goa being the smallest state of India, with Panjim as its capital, is one of the most beautiful place, having Maharashtra and Karnataka surrounding its border. While on the coast, it has the waters of the Arabian Gulf.

Goa is on everyones bucket list to spend one of their holidays here.

I along with my friend thought of visiting St. Jacinto Island.

 

Sunday morning 20th November and we traveled along the road from the Zuari River Train Bridge to this small island in the Estuary of the River. 

It is connected to the mainland via a causeway, which we drove over and parked up by the Church, Sao Jacinto Church. 

After a visit to the Church we went for a short walk we past by colorfully painted house, some in need of repair. 

There was a mixture of old and new style of houses. As we walked through a very small village there were a number of fishermen working, they were preparing their nets by the river. They gave us a chance to sit into their boats, it was a wonderful moment to be into it along with water side ways. 

We stopped at the old spring and well, the well was still in use. There were a variety of plants, shrubs and trees along our way. Our pathway came to and end and we were standing looking at the River from another part of the Island. 

  

The Island is not commercialized and it"s inhabitants are very protective of their privacy, delightful place to visit, have a short walk take some photos and then leave.

Nothing much to do here. A few goan houses and a restaurant. Thats it. However a good place if you just wanna sit back and watch the sunset by the bridge.

The church is so pretty. I was unable to match the timings with Church so I didn't get a chance to go inside there. Our guide told us, here Ek tha Villian movie has been shot. The view from the Church is definitely pretty good. Church is situated in a calm place. Near to the church, there is a house, where Golmaal-2 has been shot.

This island has a beautiful history, In the year 1927 a vow was made by the inhabitants of the San Jacinto Island who purchased the place not to sell or lease it out to any projects. Therefore the island still has its natural charm. It is accessible by a boat. The island is also connected by a causeway with Panaji-Vasco highway.

Off the main road on your way back, you would definitely want to take this detour and catch glimpses...