Jonker Heeren and Adjacent Streets

This is the residential heart of Old Malacca just west of the Malacca River, with its narrow winding streets, beautifully decorated houses, tiny shops, temples and mosques. The whole area is undergoing a renaissance with new shops, restaurants and hotels catering to tourists mushrooming everywhere. However, the area still has a lot of atmosphere and is worth having a look around. One of the streets in this area is Harmony Street (officially Temple street or Jalan Tokong), so called because it contains the prayer houses of Malaysia"s three main faiths - the Cheng Hoon Teng Chinese temple, the Sri Poyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Hindu Temple, and the Kampung Kling Mosque.

Malacca - Kampung Morten

A village of traditional houses, it is located on the west bank of the Malacca River.Kampung Morten, named after a British Land Commissioner Frederick Joseph Morten, has 85 homes including 52 Melaka traditional dwellings.

Malacca - King’s Well (Hang Li Po)

Legends have it that Hang Li Po was a Chinese princess from the Ming dynasty who was sent to Malacca to wed Sultan Mansor Shah in the 15th century when the Malacca Sultanate was at its zenith. She had 100 followers who were all settled on Bukit China, which means Chinese Hill, and this well, at the foot of the hill, was where they got their water.

Malacca - Baba n Nyonya Peranakan Museum

Step back in time with a visit to this museum which is an actual Peranakan heritage town house and is a great example of Peranakan culture. It is located on Heeren Street (now known as Tun Cheng Lock Street). 'Straits Chinese' or the Baba and Nyonya, are Chinese of noble descendants who have adopted much of the Malay culture. The public can now view this unique Baba Nyonya heritage at the private museum, called the Peranakan Museum, run by the Babas and Nyonyas of Malacca. This type of design is a typical rich Chinese Baroque and Chinese Palladian style homes.