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Goa's Aguada Fort - Aguada Fort in Goa is a jewel crowning the rocky flat-topped headland flanked by the River Mandovi and the Sinquerim and Candolim beaches.

Located at a distance of about 18 km from Panjim, Aguada Fort in Goa is a major tourist draw in spite being a not so colossal a structure.

Built in 1612, Fort Aguada in Goa is by far the best preserved of the Portuguese fortifications.

In fact a portion of it is still in use as Goa's Central Jail.

The Fort Aguada in Goa derives its name from the freshwater (agua) springs housed within the fort's perimeters.

The multi-level Goa's Aguada Fort acted as an impregnable defense by standing guard at the entrance to the Mandovi.

It was the first checkpoint for the ships sailing inland towards the harbor at Ribandar or Old Goa and the last for the ships returning home to Portugal.

The construction of the Aguada Fort was prompted by the necessity of shielding Goa against the Dutch and the Maratha invasion from the sea.

The upper ramparts of the Aguada Fort of Goa are easily accessible and offer spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. A lighthouse dating back to 1964 still stands tall within the Goa's Aguada Fort.

It is operational and open to the viewers who wish to climb up all the way so as to enjoy the mind-blowing view of the Arabian Sea and inland Goa.

The Fort Aguada in Goa that remained unassailable for almost 450 years is now encroached upon by weeds and inundated by tourists putting up at the luxury resorts on Sinquerim beach.

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