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Aguda Fort Goa
A spring within the fort provided water supply to the ships that called there, giving it the name "Aguada" (meaning 'water' in Portuguese).On the northern side, it provides a harbour for local shipping. The fort, at present, houses the central jail. A 19th century built lighthouse is situated inside the fortress. |
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Arvalem Caves Goa
These cave are also called the "Pandavas Caves" as folk tales say that the Pandavas stayed here during their exile. This caves were encarved in the 5th or 6th century AD.A mythical background is attached to these caves. Some are of the opinion that these caves have been carved by the traveling Buddhist monks. |
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Cabo Raj Niwas Goa
Holding the most panoramic view one can witness in Goa with the Indian Ocean towards the west, the Bay of the river Mandovi and Fort Aguada on the north and the busy port of Mormugao. |
Chapora Fort Goa
Chapora fort was built by the Adil Shah of Bijapur on the southern headland of the Chapora River. It was also known as "Shahpur" and is now mostly ruined. |
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Mormugao Fort Goa
This fort near the internationally famous Marmagoa Harbour was built to protect the harbour situated near the Vasco da Gama town. Its work started in 1624.It covered an area of six miles in circumference, contained towering bulwarks, three magazines, five prisons, a chapel and quarters for the guard. |
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Teracol Fort Goa
North of Arambol, the sinuous coast road climbs to the top of a rocky, undulating plateau, then winds down through a swathe of thick woodland to join the river Arondem,which it then follows for 4km through a landscape of vivid paddy fields, coconut plantations and temple towers protruding from scruffy red brick villages. |
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