Aguada
Fort - This Fort was built by the
Portuguese in 1609-1612, to control the
entry into the river Mandovi and to protect
Old Goa from potential enemy attacks.
A spring within the fort provided water
supply to the ships that called there.
The fort presently houses the Central
Aguada Jail.
Chapora
Fort - Located 10 km out of Mapusa,
it has a splendid view of nearby Anjuna
and Vagator beaches. The fort once in
the hands of Muslim rulers before the
Portuguese wrested it, has some interesting
ruins. |
Cabo
Fort (Raj Bhavan) - 9 km from Panaji,
it lies on the peninsula land jutting
out in the Arabian Sea, at Dona Paula.
Initially during the Portuguese era, a
Franciscan Convent, was attached to the
fort. This later became Cabo Raj Bhavan
and is now the Governor's Palace.
Terekhol
(Tiracol) Fort - 42 km.from Panaji,
it stands at the nothern most tip of Goa's
shoreline, on the hillock overlooking
the Arabian Sea, at the mouth of the river
Terekhol. In its courtyard is the century
old church of St. Anthony. It is now a
tourist resort. |
