aguada fort aguada fort is one of the prominet visited place in north goa situated near candolim beach the fort itself is portugese heritage and architecture the fort was build in 1612 by portugese rulers to guard and defend the Portuguese stronghold in Goa against the Maratha and Dutch invaders a lot of bollywood movies were shot in this fort golmaal and singham and many more aguada fort is 10 km from baga beach cabo de rama fort cabo de rama fort is one of the prominet In the 1760s, the Portuguese gained control of Cabo de Rama after the Raja of Soonda surrendered his territory to them in return for protection against Hyder Ali of Mysore. Prior to that, the fort had regularly switched hands between Hindu and Muslim monarchs. The present structure with its walls, moats, ramparts turrets, chapel and cannons are remnants of the Portuguese era. The Portuguese equipped it with 21 guns and installed military barracks, a commander's quarter and a chapel. currently the fort is in ruins and abanded state it is one tourist attraction of Goa. you can reach fort by any public transpor to cabo de rama fort from south or north goa its takes 2 hr ride from baga beach and 70 km from baga beach these are some amazing beaches nearby is cabo de rama beach and colva beach and cancona beach cabo de rama view point chapora fort the fort was built in 1717. Many rulers have held this fort for varied periods of time but main enmity was seen between Marathas and Portuguese to gain control over it. And although it was built to serve as a place of strategic importance for defence purposes, the fort fell very quickly in the test of military prowess. When we see around today, there are very less signs of the barracks and houses which were there in significant number once inside the fort. he Chapora fort sits on a prominent position which commands views in all directions. It also has steep slopes on all sides. The fort follows the outline of the higher slopes. This forms an irregular outer wall that uses the natural form to add defensive height to the fortifications. This offers an advantage over dry ditches being good fortress to defend the province its 8 km from baga beach to reach chapora fort nearest places vagator beach ozran beach chapora beach
