Near the industrial town of Vasco De Gama is the port of Mormugao. Apart from the port, the town itself has very little except for a few small industrial buildings and the remains of an impressive fort, Mormugao fort.

Primarily, Mormugao was intended to be the capital of the Portuguese empire, hence the erection of the fort, and in 1703 the viceroy moved into the town. However, the Maratha warriors continued to attack the town and the fort and eventually the Portuguese gave up the township in preference for Old Goa.

As an integral part of Goan history, and being one of the more important India forts it is also very popular with those indulging in Goa historical travel. Goa historical travel entails the visiting of many forts and a number sit in ruins at the sight they were once built.

Mormugao, though, was once a very impressive site with a circumference of 6 miles and housed large numbers of guns and fortifications, although they all essentially proved useless against the Marathas. Now, like many India forts of this era, only the chapel and a small portion of the wall remain.