Reis Magos Fort

The Reis Magos Fort, owned by the Goa government and listed under the Goa ancient monuments and Archaeological sites and remains Act, is the oldest fort in Goa. It has been restored to serve as a Cultural and Heritage Centre. From its origin as a defense fortress, to being used as a jail and then a hospital, the fort has served the state since 1493.  Predating  Fort Aguada  by half a century, a second, smaller fort that crowns the headland jutting into the narrowest stretch of the  Mandovi , almost facing the capital city  Panjim , is the Reis Magos Fort. This Fort, surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets, was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary.