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Forts of Goa – Sada Fort

February 15, 2017 goaonwheels 0

Best known for having provided refuge during an attack by the Marathas, led by Sambhaji, in 1685, the Sada fort was already over a century old then, having built c. 1543 when the Portuguese established […]

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Forts of Goa – Reis Magos Fort

February 15, 2017 goaonwheels 0

About 5 km up the Mandovi river, where the estuary is narrowest stands Reis Magos Fort. The name, signifying the Magi Kings (Reis meaning king in Portuguese), is derived from that of the nearby church, […]

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Forts of Goa – Aguada Fort

February 15, 2017 goaonwheels 0

Largest, best preserved and the most well-known fort of Goa. Aguada was built almost exactly 100 years after the Portuguese conquest, between 1609-12, at the mouth of the Mandovi. Its impressive walls, 5 m high […]

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Forts of Goa – Chapora Fort

February 15, 2017 goaonwheels 0

Further south, 10 kms from Mapusa in Bardez taluka, across the wide Chapora river, is the magnificent construction. The climb up to the bastion is somewhat steep and slippery, but eminently worthwhile. Originally constructed by […]

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Forts of Goa – Terekhol Fort

February 15, 2017 goaonwheels 0

At the northernmost point of the Goan coast, 42 kms from Panaji and perched above the sea on a small hill by the Terekhol river, is the Terekhol Fort. It is also known as Fort Tiracol. […]

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