Places to Visit in Alibaug 1. Kolaba Fort: It Is Situated 1 Km the Alibag

Places to Visit in Alibaug 1. Kolaba Fort: It Is Situated 1 Km the Alibag

Places To Visit In Alibaug by newsdesk 1. Kolaba fort: It is situated 1 km the Alibag beach. The Maratha soldier Shivaji Maharaj started the building of the sea fort in the year 1680 A.D. this fort is about 900 feet long, 350 feet wide and has almost 25 feet high walls that have 17 bastions almost all the sides. The fort has been footing for over 300 years. The fort may be accessed in fade tide with a thin strip of land that goes undersea in high tide. The gigantic front doorway arch got peacocks, tigers, elephants sculpted over it. In front of that comes one smaller gate. Just beside that gate, there are the holy places of Sri Ganesh, Mahishasura and Padmavathi, Kanifnath the fort-deity. And just after it there is southern gate that is known as Yeshwant Darwaja. 2. Varsoli beach It is located on the suburbs of the Alibag. This is moderately less seen site and as a consequence is a calm beach with luminous white sand and clean sea water. Varsoli is a very small satellite town across Alibag, full with wide vegetation of coconut trees and Casuarinas. 3. Revdanda port It is historic port. It come last visiting area of Alibag in the list, located 17 kms away from Alibag. The stream, that meets the Arabian Sea, splits Murud and Alibag. The stream stays busy with sand and fishing vessels. To the right side of the stream, is Vikram Ispat jetty that delivers the ores of iron and to the left side is the Ispat factory. 4. Revdanda Aagarkot Revdanda is about 17 kms from south of Alibag where loose ends of the huge outer walls of the fort, built by Portuguese in the year 1558 can be watched. These thick outer walls are empty from inside and these hidden routes are unified. It is a structure that is in decrepit of state today, recognized as Saat Khani Buruj that was constructed in the year 1534. These walls are of about 5 to 6 kms in length. 5. Khanderi: It is located three to four kilometers into the sea from Thai beach. So it is almost 5 kms away from Alibag city. This fort was built in the year 1678 on a very small island. Afterward, a beautiful light house was raised. This fort was under the control of Angre’s for long period of time. Today it is under Mumbai port trust administration. With their permission, the person can visit inside the fort in local boats 6. Underi: It is 374 Kilometer far from the Khanderi; it is an island where fort is built by Siddi Qasam in year 1680. Superiority over this fort transferred in between the Siddis, Peshwas, and Angres and after them to the British rulers. Visitors may go this fort with authorization from the Mumbai port trust. Fishing boats that are available locally can be rented to visit the place. Places To Visit In Alibaug by newsdesk.

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