Information aboutMornugao Fort
Location: Vasko
State: Goa
Capital: Panji
Language: Konkani, Hindi, English, Marathi
Temperature: Max 33˚C, Min 26˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)
Best Season: March to June
How to Reach:
By Air :
Dabolim is the main entry point for Goa situated at a distance of around 29 km from Panaji on the coast near Vasco da Gama. Most domestic airlines operate in Goa apart from chartered private airlines operating from UK and Germany. Indian Airlines has direct flights from Delhi and Mumbai daily. Air India also flies to Goa.
By Rail :
It is not difficult to reach Goa by trains, especially after opening of the Konakan Railway that connects Margao and Vasco da Gama to major cities in India. You can take trains from Delhi 1,874 km), Mumbai (490km), and Bangalore (430 km) to reach Goa comfortably. From the railway stations, you can hire taxis and motorcycle taxis to reach the desired destinations.
By Road:
Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka state transport corporations operate from the Kadamba bus stand at Panaji. Frank Shipping operates a boat service between Mumbai and Panaji.
Near the industrial town of Vasco De Gama is the port of Mormugao. Apart from the port, the town itself has very little except for a few small industrial buildings and the remains of an impressive fort, Mormugao fort.
Primarily, Mormugao was intended to be the capital of the Portuguese empire, hence the erection of the fort, and in 1703 the viceroy moved into the town. However, the Maratha warriors continued to attack the town and the fort and eventually the Portuguese gave up the township in preference for Old Goa.
As an integral part of Goan history, and being one of the more important India forts it is also very popular with those indulging in Goa historical travel. Goa historical travel entails the visiting of many forts and a number sit in ruins at the sight they were once built.
Mormugao, though, was once a very impressive site with a circumference of 6 miles and housed large numbers of guns and fortifications, although they all essentially proved useless against the Marathas. Now, like many India forts of this era, only the chapel and a small portion of the wall remain.