Fort Aguada, Goa

One of the most touristy sites we came across on our travels, Fort Aguada was built in 1612 and was never taken by force!

The guard started chatting to the two of us (we didn't speak the same language) and offered to take us down to the (normally out-of-bounds) underground chambers. Ensuring no-one was looking, he quickly unlocked the gate and led us down some fairly steep and rather dark stairs, locking the gate securly behind us. There wasn't a great deal to see down there, but we felt we were privileged to see something not every tourist ahd, and the guard earned a few rupees in backshees. (he probably takes ALL the tourists down there)

Aguada Fort - was built by the Portuguese in 1609-1612, to control the entry into the river Mandovi and to protect Old Goa from potential enemy attacks.

A spring within the fort provided water supply to the ships that called there. The fort presently houses the Central Aguada Jail.

"Aguada" (meaning 'water' in Portuguese).

This old portuguese fort stands on the beach south of Candolim, at the shore of the Mandovi river. Built in 1612, it was a reference point for the vessels coming from Europe at that times. And also a source of fresh water without having to go deep in the unknown forests.
Nowadays is a prison, so it can’t be visited, but you can walk to the lighthouse and have a wonderful view of the north beaches from there…

Great Place to visit. Did the Dolphin trip they take you past the Prison below the fort - Looks very unpleasant....

Posted a photo of the prisoners "humour?"

Have a wander around some of the old Portuguese forts dotted around Goa mostly around the Chapora and Vagator coast.