Aguada Fortress Candolim

Posted by Madhusudhan Rao (Hyderabad, India) on 11 October 2006 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The Fort Aguada Built in 1612 comprises a lower fort with bastions all around and an upper fort. It skirts the seashore and ascends the summit of the bare rocky, uplands called Aguada Point. The Upper fort was built as avantage point to server as a fort and a watering station to the ships while the lower fort offers a safe berth to portuguese ships. The uppoer fort comprises of Moat, An undergrouind water storage chamber, Light house, Gun Powder Room and bastions. It also has a secret escape passage to use during the time of emergency. The Aguada means 'watering place' in Portuguese. The light house used to emit light once in seven minutes.