Fort Aguada in Sinquerim

Fort Aguada is located at about 2 km from Hotel Fortune Acron. Standing on the crumbling ramparts of what was once the most formidable and unconquerable of the Portuguese forts in India, one looks out at a panoramic ocean vista, witnessing the confluence of the Mandovi River and Arabian Sea, over which the fort has kept watch for more than four hundred years. A part of the fort is converted into a Central jail and a luxury beach resort which has been host to many Bollywood movie shoots.

An interesting feature in the precinct of the fort is a 13-metre-high lighthouse. This lighthouse was home to a gigantic bell that was retrieved from amongst the ruins of the St. Augustus monastery at Old Goa. However, the bell has now been moved to the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception church at Panaji.

Location: Fort Aguada Road, Aguada Fort Area, Candolim, Goa 403515

Timings: 9.30 AM to 6.00 PM, Sunday – Saturday