The Palácio do Deão is situated, 14 km from Margao, on the banks of the wildly beautiful Kushavati River in the Taluka of Quepem. This 213 years old mansion was built by a Portuguese noble man, who was the Dean of the Church, and founder of Quepem town.
Mr. Ruben who has painstakingly restored it bit by bit , stone by stone is a warm person who welcomes you to be a part of a journey into the past . I was lucky to be part of a typical goan lunch especially cooked by Ruben and his family , served in perfect Goan style. Although the magnificent noble era is lost to the history books, a day spent at the Palácio do Deão helps you to relive the moment of nobility to be cherished .