Fort Aguada
A Portuguese fort of 1612 with a freshwater spring inside it, which is what its name means and why ships stopped.
- Where
- Candolim, Goa, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 15.4920, 73.7730
Get the Fort Aguada stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Fort Aguada. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Goa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Fort Aguada
Miramar 3.8 km
The beach at Panjim, and one of the most visited in Goa.
Reis Magos Fort 3.9 km
Restored properly, and the best view of the Mandovi.
Fontainhas 6.2 km
The Latin quarter, repainted every monsoon.
Goa State Museum 6.5 km
Fourteen galleries in Panaji, including a rotating Lamp of Judgement that decided cases by turning.
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary 9.1 km
Mangrove and mudflat at the mouth of the Mandovi.
Anjuna Flea Market 9.9 km
Started by travellers selling what they owned to get home, running every Wednesday since the seventies.
Mapusa Friday Market 12 km
Chorizo, bebinca and everything else, one morning a week.
Vagator Beach 12 km
Red cliffs, a ruined fort above, and the face carved in the rock at the water.
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Questions
Where is Fort Aguada?
Fort Aguada is in Candolim, Goa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Miramar (3.8 km), Reis Magos Fort (3.9 km), Fontainhas (6.2 km).
How do I get the Fort Aguada stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Fort Aguada and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Goa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Fort Aguada before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Goa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.