Pro

Great Food, Shopping, Lots of Historical Artefacts
Con

A bit lack of planned development (well what U expect from a 500 years old city?)
In a nutshell

A malay historical town with a big mix of cultures
53 Reviews Standing high on the hill overlooking Melaka and the Straits of Malacca this ruin is woth the climb. besides the long history of this church with its Dutch Tombstones there are the magnificent views. A small chapel was built in 1521, Our Lady of the Hill. During 1556 the church was enlarged to the...
41 Reviews This is a Buddhist temple and dates back to 1646 making it one of the oldest temples in Malysia. Dedicated to Kuan Yin, the goddess of mercy. We found this temple stop interesting not only for what we saw inside the temple but for several items in the grounds and also the various stalls outside. We...
41 Reviews Dutch Square is known for Christ Church and Stadthuys, however it has many other tourist attractions. The Fountain in the centre of the square is beautiful and surrounded by nice landscaping. Erected by the British during 1904 in memory of the late Queen Victoria. The fountain has four bas-relief...
33 Reviews This museum, formerly being the official home of the Dutch Governors during the 17th century is now used as a museum. We noticed it when we visited St Paul's Church ruins on top of the hill. Located a few hundred metres down the hill it is a most impressive building. We did not have time to visit.
37 Reviews Built around 1641 after the Dutch captured Melaka, the building is a reproduction of the former Stadhuis in the town of Hoorn in the Netherlands. Formerly the Town Hall and Governor's residence during the Dutch period. Typical Dutch colonial architecture with solid doors and louvered windows....
54 Reviews St Peter's is the oldest functioning Catholic church in Malaysia having been built in 1710 by descendants of early Portuguese settlers. We stopped for 15 minutes which was enough time to view everything. However if you were into "Church Buildings" you could easily take a few hours. A large and...
11 Reviews The Hang Li Poh's well was dug by an order of Sultan Mansor Shah of Melaka in 1459 especially for his wife Hang Li Poh, a Chinese princess. The water from this well was used for her daily needs only. It has never gone dry even during long periods of drought. In 1511, Malay warriors poisoned the...
17 Reviews Completed in 1748, the architecture of this mosque is Sumatran with strong Hindu influences. This is particularly evident in the minaret which resembles a pagoda. On closer inspection, you will find an unusual blend of English and Portuguese glazed tiles, Corinthian columns with symmetrical arches...
4 Reviews This lovely decorated bridge that we passed under leads to the little village of Kampung Morten. I learn't about Kampung Morten from Chia's (chiabh) tips here on vt - thanks Chia. We did not have time to visit Kampung Morten and I was disappointed about this....but definately next time. Kampung...
15 Reviews and 362 Opinions I didn't actually stay in this hotel, but we did enjoy a buffet lunch at the hotel restaurant, The...
70 Reviews There are many rave reviews on Sun May Hiong Satay house from many foodies. It was said that the satay sauce had pieces of pineapples in it. I had expected the sauce to be similar to satay celup sauce but slightly thicker consistency. This is the type of satay sauce we have in Singapore. The moment...
23 Reviews We managed to locate this family owned shop and had Teochew porridge for breakfast. Teochew porridge is just plain porridge, slightly watery and the rice does not break. It is different from the Hokkien porridge whereby sweet potatoes are added and the cantonese congee where the rice is boiled for a...
14 Reviews The alley was not so brightly lit and there were two stalls selling similar things; on one side of the alley is a small drain. We wanted to sit on the tiny stools and the low tables near the stall but there were simply too many customers waiting around. So we sat on the normal height plastic table...
6 Reviews Wow.. was impressed with the newly opened restaurant in Bukit Beruang, Melaka.. tried their Tandoori Chicken and it was delicious! and also the mutton pepper fry..amazingly good.. not actually a mutton eater but it was so tasty.. Tandoori Chicken and Mutton Pepper fry
4 Reviews Shoes must be removed when you enter places of worship such as mosques and temples. In some mosques female visitors are expected to wear scarves. Taking photographs at places of worship is usually allowed but it is polite to ask for permission first It is also polite remove your shoes before...
5 Reviews Here's the view of Porta de Santiago from the back. Like the front, the insignia of the Dutch company, VOC is stamped somewhere on the stone relief. Can you see where it is? VOC was a powerful Dutch trading company in the 1600's. So powerful was VOC that she was granted a monopoly of trading in the...
2 Reviews Visit the Portuegese Settlement, inhabited by descendants of the Portuegese who colonised Malacca (as Melaka used to be called) centuries ago. They hardly look Portuegese anymore but retain many unique cultural traits and have surnames like Sta Maria and speak a very old Spanish dialect (I...
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