Sights in Diu
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Portuguese Fort
Built in 1535, with additions made in 1541, the massive, well-preserved Portuguese fort with its double moat (one tidal) must once have been impregnable, but sea erosion and neglect are leading to a slow collapse. Cannonballs litter the place and the ramparts have a superb array of cannons. The lighthouse is Diu’s highest point, with a beam that reaches 32km. There are several small chapels, one holding engraved tombstone fragments. Part of the fort also serves as the island’s jail.
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Diu Museum
The white-walled St Thomas’ Church, a lovely, simple building houses the Diu Museum. There’s a spooky, evocative collection of old Catholic saint statues. Once a year, on 1 November, this is used for a packed-out mass. There are also some remnants of a Jain temple. There’s a guesthouse upstairs around to the left.
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Shell Museum
The Shell Museum is a labour of love. Captain Devjibhai Vira Fulbaria, a merchant navy captain, has collected shells for over 50 years. Close to Diu Town, Fudam has a simple church, Our Lady of Remedies, that is now derelict, though a large carved wooden altar remains inside.
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St Paul’s Church
Cavernous St Paul’s Church is a wedding cake of a church, founded by Jesuits in 1600 and then rebuilt in 1807. Inside, it’s a great barn, with a small cloister next door, above which is a school. Daily mass is heard here.
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