Fontainhas (quarter)

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Bairro das Fontainhas Fontainhas Quarter
Neighbourhood
Heritage houses in a lane, near the Chapel of St. Sebastian, Fontainhas, India
Coordinates: 15°29′46″N 73°49′52″E / 15.496°N 73.831°E / 15.496; 73.831
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Sub-Division	Ilhas de Goa
Established	1770
Founded by	Antonio Joao de Sequeira
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	approx 3,500
Demonym	-
Languages
• Official	Konkani
• Also Spoken (understood)	English Portuguese
• Historical	Portuguese
Religions
• Dominant	Roman Catholicism
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postcode	403 517
Telephone code	0832 2xx
Vehicle registration	GA
Website	goa.gov.in

Fontainhas (or Bairro das Fontainhas, in Portuguese) is an old Latin Quarter in Panjim, capital city of the state of Goa, India. It maintains its Portuguese influence, particularly through its architecture, which includes narrow and picturesque winding streets like those found in many European cities, old villas and buildings with projecting balconies painted in the traditional tones of pale yellow, green, or blue, and roofs made of red coloured tiles. Fontainhas' heritage ambience represents the traditional Portuguese influence in the area.^[1][2]