Place · Portuguese bastioned fort · India
Chapora Fort, Bardez
Also known as Chapora
A low bastioned fort above the Chapora river mouth in Bardez, built by the Portuguese in 1617 on the ruins of a Bijapur-era Adil Shahi stronghold they captured in 1552. The fort was taken by the Maratha king Sambhaji in 1684 and recaptured by the Portuguese in 1717. The red-laterite ramparts, with views across to Vagator and Anjuna beaches, became internationally famous after the 2001 Bollywood film Dil Chahta Hai was partly shot here.
Battles & turning points
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 15.601, 73.737
Connections (1)
- Site adjacencyOld Goa
Chapora Fort on the Bardez coast was the northern defensive post of Portuguese Goa, 25 km north of the Old Goa ensemble.
Sources
Standard reference (Archaeological Survey of India).
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