On a day trip from Kuala Lumpur we went to Melaka, a bit in the south east of the capital. This town was once the favoured port of a Hindu prince (in the 14th century) and that was the beginning of a town which was a place of interest for many nations. First the Chinese, then Portugese, Dutch, British and Japanese occupied the town on the Straits of Melaka.
The most impressive relict is the red Stadthuys, the town hall built by the Dutch. From the Portugese period remain the Porta de Santiago (once part of the town wall) and the St Paul's Church on a small hill.
In the town it's possible to visit many museums, there's something for everybody. We visited the Maritime Museum with the re-creation of a Portugese sailing ship, named Flora de la Mar, which sank on the coast. And we went also to the Melaka Sultanate Palace, a wooden reconstruction of the palace which once stood here.
The old center of the town is a UNESCO world heritage and part of it is also Chinatown with some very nice houses, narrow streets, temples and a mosque.
The most impressive relict is the red Stadthuys, the town hall built by the Dutch. From the Portugese period remain the Porta de Santiago (once part of the town wall) and the St Paul's Church on a small hill.
In the town it's possible to visit many museums, there's something for everybody. We visited the Maritime Museum with the re-creation of a Portugese sailing ship, named Flora de la Mar, which sank on the coast. And we went also to the Melaka Sultanate Palace, a wooden reconstruction of the palace which once stood here.
The old center of the town is a UNESCO world heritage and part of it is also Chinatown with some very nice houses, narrow streets, temples and a mosque.
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