Sea Forts in Maharashtra
20 places in Maharashtra under sea forts. Island and coastal forts.
Explore with dates- Bankot (Himmatgad)Ratnagiri, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA fort at the Savitri river mouth, minutes from the Velas turtle beach.
- Elephanta CavesRaigad, Maharashtra · CavesUNESCO-listed island caves, the 6-m Trimurti Shiva is one of India's great sculptures.
- Gopalgad (Anjanvel)Ratnagiri, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA big, overgrown fort above the Vashishti creek mouth near Guhagar.
- Jaigad FortRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA well-kept sea fort where the Shastri river meets the sea, near Ganpatipule.
- Kelve, Shirgaon & Tarapur FortsPalghar, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsThree small coastal forts along the Palghar beaches, doable together in a morning.
- Khanderi & UnderiRaigad, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA UNESCO-listed island fort off Thal, built by Shivaji to control the Mumbai harbour approach.
- Kolaba FortRaigad, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA sea fort you walk to at low tide, straight off Alibaug beach.
- Korlai FortRaigad, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA Portuguese fort on a headland with a working lighthouse and a creole-speaking village below.
- Murud-JanjiraRaigad, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsThe island fort no one ever conquered, 22 bastions rising straight out of the Arabian Sea.
- Nivati FortSindhudurg, Maharashtra · FortsA ruined headland fort above one of the emptiest beaches on the Konkan coast.
- Padmadurg (Kasa Fort)Raigad, Maharashtra · Sea FortsThe fort Shivaji built specifically to counter Janjira, and never finished.
- PurnagadRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA tiny, near-empty sea fort at the mouth of the Muchkundi creek.
- Ratnadurg (Bhagwati Fort)Ratnagiri, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA horseshoe fort on a headland with a lighthouse and one of Konkan's best sunsets.
- SarjekotRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsA small tidal outpost north of Alibaug, reachable on foot when the sea pulls back.
- Sindhudurg FortSindhudurg, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsShivaji's island stronghold at Malvan, with his handprint set in lime mortar in a small shrine.
- SuvarnadurgRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsThe "golden fort" island off Harnai, go early and catch the beach fish auction after.
- Underi (Jaidurg)Raigad, Maharashtra · FortsA Siddi island fort built to stare down Khanderi, a short boat ride off Thal.
- Vasai Fort (Bassein)Palghar, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA vast Portuguese fortified city north of Mumbai, its cathedrals now roofless and overgrown.
- VijaydurgSindhudurg, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsBase of the Maratha navy under Kanhoji Angre, triple walls and a hidden underwater sea wall.
- Yashwantgad & NivatiSindhudurg, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsTwo forts at Maharashtra’s southern tip, above some of the quietest beaches on the coast.
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