Sinquerim Beach |
When
you travel to Goa don't miss the opportunity to visit Sinquerim
Beach, the first tourist beach of North Goa and is also
the place where the famous and best preserved of all Portuguese
coastal forts, Fort Aguada is located. The Aguada Bay, which
is divided into two parts, the Caranzalem Bay and the Sinquerim
Bay is formed by two headlands, Cabo and Aguada. The Aguada
Bay is dominated by the battlements of the old fort and
tends to be more popular with affluent tourists who avail
the facilities offered by the Fort Aguada Hotel Complex
that is a luxury establishment.
The Fort of Aguada was built by the Portuguese to control
the entry of any enemy into River Mandovi and to protect
old Goa from any attack. The fortification skirts the seashore,
and its center lies a circular lighthouse tower. The Fort
is currently the Central Jail, Goa's largest prison.
Sinquerim Beach offers a clean stretch of sand and an ideal
place for swimming and water sports.There are several booths
on the beach which offer a wide range of water sports, popular
among the young being parasailing, water scooters boat rides
etc.
The Aguada Hotel complex is built around the remnants of
the fort with the hotel built on the cliff.
The Aguada Beach lies at the southern end of a very long
stretch of beach that extends up to the mouth of the Baga
River. Individual segments of this extensive stretch of
sand have been given separate names as according to the
villages that lie behind them, such as Sinquerim, Candolim,
Calangute and Baga.
Being a prime tourist destination there are large number
of hotels in the close vicinity of Sinquerim Beach. The
numerous hotels and resorts near Sinquerim Beach provide
the best kind of services and facilities. Moreover, there
are a number of budget hotels along the Benaulim Beach catering
to the needs of tourists who travel to Goa or are interested
in exploring the scenic region around
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