5/5 Dibyasmita P. 2 years ago on Google
Daman is
the
city
of
twin
forts,
each
built
on
the
opposite
banks
of
Daman
Ganga
River
at
the
confluence
where
the
river
merges
with
Arabian
Sea.
Although
the
forts
are
in
urgent
need
of
restoration,
a
walk
on
the
streets
inside
them
gives
you
an
experience
of
the
bygone
era.
Many
original
Portuguese
buildings
are
now
converted
and
used
as
government
offices,
but
their
original
architecture
is
still
intact.
The
buildings
are
painted
in
Mediterranean
pastel
colours
like
Ochre,
blue
and
pink
making
the
whole
area
pretty.
A
walk
from
the
land
gate
to
the
sea
gate
of
Moti
Daman
fort
hardly
takes
20
minutes,
but
I
would
suggest
turning
into
the
bylanes
to
check
out
the
pretty
houses
with
thatched
slate
roofs.
The
construction
of
Moti
Daman
fort
started
immediately
after
the
Portuguese
conquest
of
Daman
in
1559,
and
continued
till
the
end
of
16th
century.
The
fort
is
protected
by
a
moat
(that
is
now
dry)
on
southern
side
and
by
the
river
on
northern
side.
The
main
street
that
runs
from
land
gate
to
sea
gate
has
many
barracks
of
defence
personnel
and
a
memorial
marking
liberation
of
Daman
by
Maratha
light
infantry
in
1961
resulting
in
inclusion
of
Daman
in
mainland
India.
The
Portuguese
built
a
lighthouse
for
their
merchant
sail
ships
that
used
to
arrive
on
the
coast
of
Daman
in
middle
ages.
The
old
lighthouse
needs
restoration,
but
a
visit
to
it
is
worth
as
it
gives
a
whole
spanning
view
of
Moti
Daman,
Nani
Daman
and
the
beach.
The
beach
known
as
Jampore
beach.
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