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Aguada beach is almost
synonymous with the top-notch Fort Aguada
Hotel
complex, a superb hotel that is built on the
cliff, around the remnants of the early 17th
century Portuguese fort. Although access to the
beach is not possible through the hotel grounds,
which are private, you can walk along Aguada
beach, for in India private beaches do not
exist. The hotel has been constructed in three
parts, consisting of expensive cottages on the
upper reaches of the hillside, the fort jutting
out to sea, and a delightful Goan village, with
individual cottages.
Drawn by the clientele of
the hotel, Aguada beach has cafes, itinerant
vendors of everything from Kashmiri carpets to
massages, and a good range of water
sports.
The Fort of Aguada was built by
the Portuguese to control the entry into River
Mandovi and to protect old Goa from enemy
attack. The fortification skirts the seashore.
At the center is a circular lighthouse tower.
The Fort presently houses the central
jail. |
Palolem
