The Reis Magos fort is located at Verem, in Bardez taluka. The fort was built around 1551 and served as a prison till 1993. The name ‘Reis Magos’ is derived from the…
Nerul - Reis Margos Rd, Reis Magos, Bardez
Overlooking a beautiful beach is the Sinquerim Fort. It is located in a hill area. It was built in the 16th century and its purpose was to help guard Goa against invaders like the…
Candolim, Goa
The Aguada fort is situated on a headland in Candolim. The fort was built in 1612 as a result of increasing Dutch Naval attacks in the Mandovi river. The fort acted as a major…
Fort Aguada Road, Candolim
The Chapora fort is located in the Bardez taluka and is easily accessible from the market town of Mapusa. The village of Chapora and the fort, get their name from ‘Shahapura’ or,…
Chapora Fort, Bardez- Goa,
Cabo de Rama fort is located in Cancona taluka, in the extreme South of Goa. The fort changed hands many times during its history and was controlled by Hindu and Muslim rulers.…
Cabo de Rama Fort, Cancona , Goa
The fort is located on the Tiracol River in Pernem taluka. This fort was constructed by Khem Sawant, chieftain of Sawantwadi and feudatory of Adilshah of Bijapur. Formerly, it was…
Tiracol Fort, Pernem , Goa
The Corjuem fort is located in Corjuem and it lies across the Mapusa river from the village of Aldona. Corjuem fort was built in 1550 and was originally the property of the…
Corjuem Fort, Corjuem ,Mapusa, Goa
Upcoming Events
Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts is organising an exhibition preview of the Korean artist Kyungwoo Chun’s work titled, ‘Song without Lyrics’ on August 18 from 7 p.m. onwards at their premises. Last date of exhibition: November 11. Details: 9370675100/ 9767864206.
Caritas Goa in association with professional artist Lioba Knepple is organising a new certificate course on ‘Art as healing tool’ every Saturday from August 26 to November 4 at Institute Nosa Senhora de Piedade, near Hotel Mandovi, Panaji. Fee: Rs.2500. Details: 9422362627.
The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs is organising the South District Youth Festival on September 26 and 27 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, North District Youth Festival on September 29 and 30 at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali and State Level Youth Festival on October 5 and 6. Details: 2465704/dir-spor.goa@nic.in
Motoverse 2023 is all set to return for an epic weekend full of fun and adventure at Vagator from November 24 to 26, 2023. Register at: https://www.royalenfield.com/in/en/rides/events/motoverse/register
Fundacao Oriente Panaji is organising the 7th Fundação Oriente Short Story Competition. In this regard, the organisation will organise a creative writing workshop between June 23 and 25. Entries for the competition 2023 will be accepted between August 15 and 30. The shortlisted stories will be announced on November 30 and the winners will be declared at a function to be held on December 8. The winning and shortlisted stories will be translated into English and published in the anthology ‘Short Stories from Goa’ in 2024. Regulations and registration forms are available on request by email to fossc2023@gmail.com. Details: 2230728.
