Malacca offers oodles of medieval charm, delicious cuisine, a cosmopolitan crowd and quaint alleyways lined with picturesque buildings! Shop for antiques in the city’s lively Chinatown, where Malaysia’s oldest Chinese Temple that dates back to the 17th century, stands next to an 18th century Javanese Mosque! What’s more, you can lose yourself in the neighborhood’s popular night market, bustling with shoppers and delightful crafts. The cultural jigsaw that Malacca is, comes from its heritage as a strategic trading port ruled by a dozen different kingdoms and nations over the ages, including the Malay Sultanate, the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British. It is perfectly fitting for a city with such a lineage, therefore, to abound in historical sights such as St. Paul’s Hill where St. Francis Xavier was interned, and the beautiful Portuguese fortress of Porta De Santiago. St.