One of Malacca’s most famous churches is Saint Paul’s Church which dates from 1521 when it was built by the Portuguese colonialists.

It was used as a fortress in 1567 and then became a church after the Dutch siege of Malacca.

It used to be called Our Lady of Annunciation and it also has a Dutch cemetery attached where you can see some of the tombstones of those who would have made the journey from the Netherlands to Malacca in the days of old.