St. Paul's Church, Diu

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Baroque front façade of St. Paul's Church in Diu

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State: Daman & Diu
Type: Pilgrimage Site

Of the three churches the Portuguese built on Diu Island, this is the one to choose if you are only going to see one — it is generally reckoned among the best baroque buildings in India, and the façade is the argument. It is also still a working church rather than a monument, so a visit lands somewhere between sightseeing and turning up at someone's service; go quietly. The full name is a paragraph in itself: the College of the Holy Spirit and Church of Our Lady of the Conception or Saint Paul.

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Baroque façadePortuguese-built churchStill in useOne of Diu's three churches

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Diu

Two things bring people to this medieval fortified town at the eastern end of Diu Island: the fortress and the old Portuguese cathedral. Everything else here is a working fishing town, which is the real argument for staying a night rather than passing an afternoon — the place is not arranged around visitors. Diu district is the tenth least populated in India, and the town feels it; crowds are not your problem. One modern footnote worth knowing: in April 2018 it was reported as the first city in India running entirely on renewable energy during daylight hours.

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