Kolaba Fort, Alibaug
Type:Sea Fort
Region:Alibaug (Konkan)
Height:Sea Level
Base Village:Alibaug
Food & Accomodation:
Advisable to carry ones own food. A day is sufficient as one can see the fort completely and return to base village within 3-4 hours.
How to Reach:
To Reach the fort one has to reach Alibaug. It is approximately 93 kms from Mumbai by road.. the nearest railway station is Pen which is approx. 28 kms from Alibaug. By Taxi, the travel costs Rs 400
Best time to visit :
Any time of the Year. But Advisable to reach the fort during low tide as the fort gets sorrounded by water during high tide which makes it inaccesible to reach.
ABOUT:
Kolaba Fort, an old military fortification in India, is unique in its location and is situated right by the seaside, at about a distance of 1 or 2 kilometres from the shores of Alibaug. Built by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1652, the fort was built to keep a check on the activities of the foreign naval powers of the English, Portuguese and the Siddhi of Janjira.
Kolaba Fort, an old military fortification in India, is unique in its location and is situated right by the seaside, at about a distance of 1 or 2 kilometres from the shores of Alibaug. Built by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1652, the fort was built to keep a check on the activities of the foreign naval powers of the English, Portuguese and the Siddhi of Janjira.
The Kolaba Fort, on account of its being a military fortification, is an extremely strong and impregnable fort with high ramparts and seventeen bastions. The main gate faces east and sculptures of a tiger, peacock, elephant adorning it, but with the passage of time they are becoming indistinct. Similarly, most of the buildings inside and the main fortification have perished due to lack of sufficient restoration attempts.
A Ganesh temple, built in 1759 by Kanhoji Angre, still survives. A wall surrounds it and a large number of devotees come to pray at the temple on a regular basis. The idol, made out of marble, is definitely worth a look. Another unique structure worth a visit is the isolated fortified structure a little distance north of the main fort, which was named Sarjekot and was consider the eighteenth bastion of Kulaba.
An interesting feature of this sea fort is that it has freshwater wells in its premises even though it is a seaside fort. In the monsoons, the fort can be reached by wading through waist-deep water at low tide, while, at high tide, boats must be used to reach it.
An interesting feature of this sea fort is that it has freshwater wells in its premises even though it is a seaside fort. In the monsoons, the fort can be reached by wading through waist-deep water at low tide, while, at high tide, boats must be used to reach it.
Alibaug, one of the closest beach from both Pune and Mumbai and one of the most well-known few days location from Pune, probably because of the vicinity and option excellent hotels and accommodations in Alibaug is an simple get away from the fast paced places of Mumbai and Pune. places to visit in pune
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