Malacca Island — Attraction in Melaka Island (Twin Island City Centre)

Malacca City, Malacca

Malacca City, capital of Malacca State, oozes with history and culture. Featuring as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, the colonial city along the Straits of Malacca attracts visitors for its architecture, food and famous Jonker Street Night Market. Not only has this historical city experienced periods under the Portuguese and Dutch, but the 15th-century Malacca Sultanate is widely considered to be the ‘Golden Age’ for Malay culture. St Paul’s Church, A Famosa Fort and Stadthuys, the official residence of the Dutch governor, are top...

For most, I assume this island is good for the temple and no more. There seems little else here. Plenty of empty locked up shops and half finished buildings that look abandoned. We found a great place to eat though - Damascas Gate...see review. I can't workout whether the promised developments here are going slowly or abandoned. I'm not saying don't look around as there are some shops here. However, if you wanted to make a zombie apocalypse film, there are some perfect...

We were camping there on the beach of the sea, close to the mosque beautifully lightened (400 metres to the west of it). There is no special camping place, but it is easy to camping if you have your own tent. Then about 10 PM some locals came to the beach by their cars for night fishing though it was a weekday (maybe because of Ramadan), and we were feeling a bit uncomfortable about staying close to each other....