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Fort Aguada

Shore of the Mandovi river, Sinquerim, India
Ranked #1 of 1 attractions in Sinquerim
4.0 of 5 stars 25 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins, Historic Sites
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Ahmedabad, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

It is 5 minutes from Hotel Taj Aguada and Taj Holiday Village. Its the same fort that was shown in Dil Chahta Hain movie. Good one. Clean. Nice view. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

The location of the hotel which is close to Baga Beach and the night life center as well as the cleanliness of the rooms and the beautiful hotel site and cozy bungalows all are the advabntages of the hotel. besides the politeness of the hotel staff and the fact that they all try to be helpful to you can be... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012

The fort's timings are from 8:30AM to 5:30PM. The road to the fort is very nice and there are lot of small shops in case you feel like grabbing something to eat. The fort is maintained very well unlike Chapora Fort. You have so many places within the fort for doing some great photography. Fort located on the top of... More

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New Delhi, India
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2012
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We decided to visit Fort Aguada as it was around 15 minutes drive from Calangute( where we stayed). The best part of our journey to Aguada was the drive itself. We pass through Candolim beach, Kingfisher Villa, Taj Vivanta etc on our way to the fort. The fort itself is situated on top of a hill and has the lighthouse... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2012

Fort Aguada, Sinquerim, Goa, is a surviving example of the many Portuguese forts that helped to secure their Indian territories at their peak in the 16th and 17th centuries. To get to it from Candolim you have three main options. Either on foot or by taxi/bus head South down the main road as far as Sinqeurim bus stop then follow... More

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Bangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2012

I visit Goa atleast once a year but havent been to places other than that usual Mapusa market and Calangute beach. But this year we decided to make a few changes to the routine. We went one evening to Sinquerin and had a nice walk to the 2 easily accessible forts, this is on the opposite side of the Fort... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 7, 2012

We went up past our hotel Vivanta to the sunset point. What an amazing view. The best sunset I have seen. What a lovely evening. More

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Bangalore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 24, 2012

Fort Aguada is a nice place for its structure and is view. Take some good pictures here with the view of the sea in the background. Apart from this nothing much to see at this place. More

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Gurgaon, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 23, 2012

hello, we visited this place and its always better if you visit here early morning or late evening. Nice place for photography, nice views of sea and excellent sunset view. Apart from this nothing extraordinary.. More

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New Delhi, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 31, 2012

The fishing experience is nice. Reminds you of view from dil chahta hai Thronged with love birds!!!! More

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