Fort Tiracol, Goa

For a dreamy wedding that blends exclusivity, history and spectacular sea views, Fort Tiracol, Goa is the perfect choice. Standing tall on Goa’s northernmost cliffs, this 17th-century Portuguese fort has been lovingly restored into a boutique heritage hotel, offering an extraordinary backdrop for destination weddings. The property features diverse venues, expansive ramparts overlooking the Arabian Sea, intimate turrets, breezy terraces, and lawns ideal for mehendi, cocktails, or receptions. The crowning jewel is the St. Anthony’s Church, built in the 1700s and still in use today, making it a meaningful venue for Catholic weddings. With seven uniquely designed sea-view rooms, the fort ensures complete privacy and exclusivity for your celebration. Guests can enjoy luxurious heritage stays, global and local cuisine, and warm, personalised hospitality. Accessible via a picturesque ferry ride, the journey to Fort Tiracol itself feels like a prelude to something special. From sunset vows by the ramparts to intimate celebrations under the stars, Fort Tiracol, Goa is where history, romance, and the beauty of Goa come together to create memories that last forever.

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The seven newly renovated rooms and suites tastefully designed with unique Portuguese and contemporary interiors are named after the seven days of the week! 2 Suites Friday and Sunday and 5 Deluxe Double Rooms Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. With its limited number of rooms, the hotel offers an intimacy that befits its size. The interiors are both Portuguese contemporary light with all modern amenities yet in keeping with the monumental structure. Dramatic and homely in turns, Fort Tiracol Heritage Hotel is unique.

The venue boasts of international standards with the Tavern Restaurant Lounge Bar and Verandah for 5-star dining and Garden Cafe Al Fresco for your more offbeat food lovers. All rooms are furnished with king sized beds, air conditioning, a Satellite 42 “ Flat Screen TV, Coffee Maker, Electronic safe and modern state of the art bathrooms with rain shower.

Specialization of Fort Tiracol, Goa

Choosing Fort Tiracol Heritage Hotel to host your offbeat destination wedding in Goa means you have the best of everything the sunshine state has to offer – gorgeous location with a stunning view, a quiet beach without the crowds, fabulous fresh food and an absolutely relaxed state of mind. The management has tremendous experience in world-class hospitality so you can have weddings of any religious denomination you like, or none at all if that’s what you prefer.

Hindu destination weddings in Goa are incomplete without a gorgeous mandap tastefully decorated with fragrant flowers, lights, and shells if you want to add in that beach-side element. You can opt to have pretty chairs on the mandap, tatami mats or thick mattresses covered in a stark white that puts the spotlight on the bridal trousseau.

Surrounding the mandap, gorgeous wrought-iron chairs daintily decorated with matching mandap flowers can be set out for guests. This beautifully intimate setting makes your friends and families so much more a part of your wedding ceremony than having them watch you on a huge stage from afar.

For Catholic destination weddings in Goa, look no further than the church of St Anthony of Padua smack bang in the centre of the fort. St Anthony is one of Goa’s favourite saints and is known as the ‘marriage saint’ in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil. So you need look no further for the most ideal church to start this new chapter in your lives.

The church at Fort Tiracol Heritage Hotel, though old (it was built in the 1700s), combines heritage and contemporary with ease. It is large, airy, and has a beautiful altar from which the celebrant can lead the nuptial proceedings. A vine full of flowers draped across the doorway of the church makes for a gorgeous entrance, while pews decorated with swathes of shimmery or dainty fabric add a fairytale touch to your Catholic destination wedding in Goa.

You could choose any of the locations in and around Fort Tiracol Heritage Hotel for Christian destination weddings in Goa, or even nuptials that don’t conform to any religious belief. On wind-swept cliffs overlooking the azure Arabian Sea, a simple archway decorated with ribbons and flowers offers an almost movie-like frame for wedding photographs.

If you choose sunset as the time of day to exchange vows, be assured of a spectacular celestial display that changes with the moment. The 180-degree view of the sea from a cliff surrounded by rich greenery has few equals in India, and this could be the perfect location for your Christian destination wedding in Goa.

For the reception and other events, the ramparts, berms and other spaces offer excellent venues to celebrate. The large turrets present an innovative intimate option for smaller functions such as rehearsal dinners, sunset mehendi sessions, sangeets and tilak ceremonies.

Wedding decorators have created enchanting ambiances with natural or wrought-iron furniture, pretty ornaments, table décor and lighting that enhances the entire setting.

You’ll find that choosing Fort Tiracol Heritage Hotel for your destination wedding in Goa gives you the opportunity to host a classy affair that stands apart from the norm, a celebration that will go down in the books as one to remember.