Divar Island
A ferry, and Goa as it was fifty years ago.
- Where
- Divar, Goa, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 15.5251, 73.9031
Get the Divar Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Divar Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Goa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Divar Island
Se Cathedral 2.6 km
The largest church in Asia, built over eighty years, with a bell said to have tolled for the Inquisition.
Basilica of Bom Jesus 2.8 km
Holds the body of Francis Xavier, exposed to view once a decade, in a church whose laterite has never been plastered.
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary 5.3 km
Mangrove and mudflat at the mouth of the Mandovi.
Corjuem Fort 8.0 km
A small Portuguese fort on the river island of Corjuem, built to guard the way inland.
Goa State Museum 8.1 km
Fourteen galleries in Panaji, including a rotating Lamp of Judgement that decided cases by turning.
Fontainhas 8.4 km
The Latin quarter, repainted every monsoon.
Mangueshi Temple 8.6 km
The temple of Goa's own Shiva, moved across the river in the sixteenth century to escape the Inquisition.
Reis Magos Fort 11 km
Restored properly, and the best view of the Mandovi.
More hidden gems in Goa
Questions
Where is Divar Island?
Divar Island is in Divar, Goa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Se Cathedral (2.6 km), Basilica of Bom Jesus (2.8 km), Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary (5.3 km).
How do I get the Divar Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Divar Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Goa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Divar Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Goa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.