Rachol Village in Salcete, South West Goa. It is located on the left of Zuari River and Famous Rachol Seminary. The church of our lady at Rachol is said to be first church of Salcete is called Martiz of South Goa.

Rachol fort was built by Bahamani Sultanate, later it passed on their successors, Bijapur Sultanate.Vijayanagar empire conquered the Rachol fort from the Bijapur rulers and established their dominance in the area in 1520. Rachol was a muslim ruled area.

This led to the mass exodus of Hindus from the Portuguese-held territories that included Rachol and the Hindus taking the idols of their deities across the Zuari River from Rachol to the territories of the Hindu Sonde Kings such as Shiroda, Ponda and Sanguem.

The fort was attacked by the Bijapur Sultanate and Maratha armies in 1684. Portuguese managed to defend it from attackers and it stayed with them till the end of their rule in Goa.

The fort stands on literate stone and offers scenic surroundings. Nothing much remains to be seen of the original fort except the archway spanning the road which leads to the Rachol seminary. The fort contained within it a chapel and church dedicated to St. John the Baptist as well as a formidable citadel.