text: The 16th-century churches to be found in Velha ( Old ) Goa have been beautifully restored , but you will doubtlessly notice that without the town buildings that used to surround them , they have acquired the strangely melancholic air of old museum-pieces .
  
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  Because the restored churches are in the center of such a busy area , visitors might not even guess at how old they are .