Aguada Fort

Aguada Fort in Sinquerim is strategically located at the mouth of Mandovi River where it flows into the Arabian Sea. The fort was built by Portuguese invaders from 1609 to 1612, to tighten their grip over Goa from Dutch invaders and the Marathas. In other words, Aguada Fort was the venue for rivalry between 2 European invaders, right here in our Bharat !

Built in the Portuguese architectural style, Aguada Fort consists of an upper fort and a lower fort.

Aguada Fort gets its name from the Portuguese word 'agua', meaning water. That is because the upper fort was used primarily for water storage. There is a huge water reservoir here. Also, the upper fort is surrounded by a moat and has storage rooms and bastions. The iconic structure in the upper Aguada Fort is the lighthouse built in 1864, to guide ships coming from Portugal.

The lower Aguada Fort was used to berth ships and to maintain vigil over enemies. One of the bastions of the lower fort is named the Queen Marina Bastion, which protrudes into the Arabian Sea.

This blog contains 11 photos shot in Sinquerim.

Location : North Goa District, Goa.

Photos shot in March 2021.

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The upper Aguada Fort, with the iconic lighthouse, in Sinquerim. On the left is the moat surrounding the fort. On the right is the huge water reservoir, with cuboid-shaped openings on top. Aguada Fort gets its name from the Portuguese word "agua", meaning water.

 

 

Lighthouse in upper Aguada Fort, Sinquerim. In the foreground is the colossal water reservoir, with cuboid-shaped openings. Aguada Fort gets its name from the Portuguese word "agua", meaning water.

 

 

Hang out anywhere, whether on land or water ! A group of friends chills out at a bastion of upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim, as tourist boats cruise below on Mandovi River.

 

 

One of the many vents on the water reservoir, photographed against the lighthouse, in upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim.

 

 

A family that travels together, stays together ! Members of a tourist family descend on a ramp in upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim, as a boy from the right ascends. Note that the boy and the family members are on opposite sides of the hand railing. This realisation lends depth to the photo.

 

 

The lighthouse, seen from a storage room in upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim.

 

 

Upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim. The fort is surrounded by a moat. The iconic lighthouse is on the left.

 

 

The lighthouse in upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim.

 

 

A tourist poses for a photo near the lighthouse, in upper Aguada Fort in Sinquerim.

 

Friends fill the gaps in a bastion in upper Aguada Fort, Sinquerim.

A fishing boat lies on the shore of the Arabian Sea in the evening, beside the lower Aguada Fort in Sinquerim. The bastion protruding into the sea is known as Queen Marina Bastion.