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Inside Outside June 2000

It had been built during the 17th century in the double-storeyed Casa de Sobrado style, around a central courtyard, very much like houses of the Portuguese nobility.

Siolim House was situated on the border of Bardez county, near lands that were subject to frequent attacks by the armies of Adil Shah, the Sultan of Bijapur

Lesley Gillilan - Imperial bedrooms.

The 300-year-old manor house (home to the governor of Macau during Portuguese rule) is owned by businessman [Blank], who bought it in 1996 as a roofless ruin. Three years on, his painstaking restoration won a Unesco award for conservation. The rooms: There are seven, which range from spacious to vast, with lofty ceilings

Rags and riches in glorified Goa

Goa became a destination divided into extremes: the raggy-taggys and five-star resorts. Those that stayed at the resorts were protected by high walls and high prices. rarely straying beyond the big gates, except perhaps to go and look at the raggy-taggys, who themselves had become a bit of a tourist feature.