Ancient ruins
Fort Aguada
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Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea. It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa.
The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas. It was a reference point for the vessels coming from Europe at that time. This old Portuguese fort stands on the beach south of Candolim, at the shore of the Mandovi River. It was initially tasked with defense of shipping and the nearby Bardez sub-district. It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa.
The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas. It was a reference point for the vessels coming from Europe at that time. This old Portuguese fort stands on the beach south of Candolim, at the shore of the Mandovi River. It was initially tasked with defense of shipping…
The sturdy walls of the Aguada Fort, built in the early 1600s under Portuguese colonial rule, surround a 19th-century lighthouse.
23km to this historic fort ruin. A beautiful view of ocean expanse from this old Portuguese fort.
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Fort Aguada Road
Candolim, GA