Fort Aguada

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Fort Aguada - Location details

Fort Aguada, Fort, Sinquerim / Candolim, North Goa, Goa

Fort Aguada - Food details

Goan Fish Curry–Rice, Prawn Balchão, Cafreal, Bebinca

Fort Aguada - History details

Built by the Portuguese in 1612, Fort Aguada crowns the Sinquerim headland at the mouth of the Mandovi, guarding Goa’s coast and shipping lanes. A freshwater spring inside gave the fort its name (Aguada = water) and supplied passing ships; Asia’s old 1864 lighthouse still stands uphill. Overlooking the Arabian Sea and Candolim–Sinquerim beaches, it later served as a jail; Goa Liberation is commemorated locally every 19 December.