Forts
Forts of Goa – Chandor Fort
Nothing remains now of what was probably Goa’s earliest fort, at its first capital Chandrapura –now Chandor. Used as a base by the Bhojas as early as the 4th – 5th centuries AD, the whole […]
Forts in South Goa
Forts
Forts of Goa – Rachol Fort
Only an archway made of stone and a dry moat remain of Rachol Fort, one of the oldest forts in Goa. Built by the Bahamani sultans, it was captured by Krishnaraya, king of Vijayanagar, but […]
Forts
Forts of Goa – Cabo Da Rama
Located mid-way between the beach of Betul and Agonda, Cabo da Rama is Goa’s southernmost fort, in Canacona taluka. Named after the hero of the Ramayana the present fort dates to 1763, when it was […]
Forts
Forts of Goa – Sada Fort
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 […]