Historic sites

Melaka Old Town

Malaysia Malacca Malacca

Melaka Old Town
Photo: Quahla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A historic trading port ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch and British, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the red Dutch Square and Christ Church, the ruins of St Paul's Church on the hill, the A Famosa gate, and the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum of the Peranakan culture.


Jonker Street has a weekend night market. Take a river cruise. It's 2 hours from Kuala Lumpur.

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