Re: [Goanet] Heritage Homes
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. --- Sunith Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Helga, It was not the Peres ladies who preserved that house but an enterprising NRI-return Mr. Varun Sood. The house in question was falling apart and abandoned before he bought it. He also owns a wonderful boutique hotel called Siolim House. Most of the boutique hotels in Goa, are old houses that were bought and refurbished by Indians not from Goa. Some enterpreneurs like Sheela Dhody(Case Britona, Casa Baga,etc) are rumoured to have at least 20 similar properties. Non-goan Indians are at the forefront of this great initiative that preserves our architectural heritage and makes loads of money at the same time. Rest assured that there are more old Goan houses serving as hotels than there are havelis in Jaipur. Mario observes: Did someone on this forum recently opine that non-Goans were ruining Goa? Seems like they are at the forefront of a) appreciating and b) preserving what is best about Goa - the unique confluence of east and west. Saying that non-Goans are ruining Goa is like saying that immigrants ruined America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand:-)) ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
Re: [Goanet] Heritage Homes
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Ana Maria, Which of the Filomeno Figueiredo sisters is your mum? Alfred de Tavares, great friend of dear Georgina and Maria de Lourdes From: Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Heritage Homes Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:25:17 +0530 Dear Alick, I do agree with everyone regarding loss of heritage homes to builders. Many heritage house owners are reluctant to let our rooms for bed/breakfast. My maternal aunt Maria de Lourdes Figueiredo de Albquerque has converted half of her ancestral home in Loutulim into a heritage boutique hotel. I have extensively stayed in havelis all over India, especially Gujarat, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh where people have resotred their homes into small hotels and they are absolutely wonderful.. I wish people in Goa would do the same. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
[Goanet] Heritage Homes
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Its Fernanda Peres e Colaco who sold her ancestral house In Sao Pedro to Varun Sood and he has restored it. I have been there for a couple of events. He has done a good job but not as tastefully restored as Siolim House. That is beautifully restored and is also a boutique hotel. The only reason I can think is most Goans do not for some reason or the other want to return to Goa. That is why we have a lot of foreigners and other Indians buying our heritage homes. But, I must confess they have done an excellant job in restoration. I'm not sure whether this is correct or not. But, I was told that 24 foreigners have bought houses in Saligao and restored them. Personally, I know four of them. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
[Goanet] Heritage Homes
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Alfred Tia Maria de Lourdes late husband Tio Antonio was my mother's eldest brother. My mother Ana Clara (Anita) was one of the youngest siblings. All 8 of them have died. Two lived in Lisbon and two in Brasil. Ana Maria ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
Re: [Goanet] Heritage Homes
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May There is no better, value for money, guest house. Confirm your bookings early or miss-out Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Hi Sunith, I am aware of the fact that the Peres ladies did not restore the house but it must have been no mean feat to keep it going. I should rephrase my previous post to say that unlike many of their relatives I am glad that they had the finesse to not raze it to the ground to make way one another concrete monstrosity and to satiate the greed of our builders. I am also glad that Varun Sood and many others are preserving our beautiful heritage for future generations. Regards Helga Dear Helga, It was not the Peres ladies who preserved that house but an enterprising NRI-return Mr. Varun Sood. The house in question was falling apart and abandoned before he bought it. He also owns a wonderful boutique hotel called Siolim House. our architectural heritage and makes loads of money at the same time. Rest assured that there are more old Goan houses serving as hotels than there are havelis in Jaipur. ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
[Goanet] Heritage Homes
Dear Alick, I do agree with everyone regarding loss of heritage homes to builders. Many heritage house owners are reluctant to let our rooms for bed/breakfast. My maternal aunt Maria de Lourdes Figueiredo de Albquerque has converted half of her ancestral home in Loutulim into a heritage boutique hotel. I have extensively stayed in havelis all over India, especially Gujarat, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh where people have resotred their homes into small hotels and they are absolutely wonderful.. I wish people in Goa would do the same. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami ___ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
