A Famosa - 78000 Alor Gajah

Name: A Famosa - 78000 Alor Gajah
Address: Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, 78000 Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia, Malacca, Malaysia

4.4/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, 78000 Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Fortress , Historical place ,
City :	Malacca

Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, 78000 Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia

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N	Nik Mohd N on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice place to visit, one of the world heritage city, many attraction, and also many museum available around here but you need to be alert about it because it's easy to miss. Climb the hill behind the A'Famosa for a nice view around.
R	R J on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Another one of my favourite place in Melaka. Simply love the aura of this place. Love clbing up the St Paul hill at the back especially in the morning. During my last visit, there was even a busker singing inside the church remnants at the top the hill. Love his voice, love his choice of songs. I really enjoy the view of Banda Hilir and the sea from the top of the hill. Lots of improvement has been made to beautify the hill area. Definitely one of the must visit attraction in bandar Melaka.
A	Ahmad Fadzel on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Love it. The tomb are from 1600 and the writing is still so clear. You can sense the spirit of the old times there. Just the beca play music so loud makes it so cringe. Definitely a must for history geeks. Spend some time at one place before go another.
N	Nora Roslan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Playing tourist around Bandar Hilir during weekdays. Not too packed but still got quite a lot of tourist. A famosa is nearby few schools so free parking is limited.
J	Jeremiah Seelan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Also known as Porta de Santiago, the name A’famosa means the famous in Portuguese. It was originally built by the Portuguese. The place is quite clean, well kept and well maintained by the local authorities. Best time to come is early morning when it is still cool and breezy while not much people around. Located at the foot of St Paul hill, there is stairs leading to St Paul Church behind the place.
T	Tristram Lucas on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Not much of it left but if your close by worth spending a few minutes to see some history. On the hill behind it stands an old Portuguese built church which has some old head stones on display, also provides a good lookout from there.
s	sawa albino on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For a history nerd like me, i LOVE A'fomosa. I recommend to come here at a weekday night around 10pm. Very small crowd (none at the St Francis), so i can take time to explore and stare at the building
p	paulyn bg on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Visit this place at night. Up the hill there's an old Portuguese church. Ancient Historian mentioned that it was a Portuguese fortress built in 1512. The keep was destroyed following the Battle of Malacca 1641 and the occupation of both the Dutch and British much later destroyed most of the fortress. What we see today is the remaining structure that stood majestically despite the rain and shine for more than 500years.