Fortress · Jalan Istana, Bandar Hilir, Melaka City (Bandaraya Melaka), Melaka · Malaysia
Porta de Santiago · A'Famosa
The Porta de Santiago gateway of A Famosa, the Portuguese fortress in Bandar Hilir, Melaka, which Wikidata dates to 1511.
Where it is
2.1919, 102.2502
A Famosa is the Portuguese fortress of Melaka; Wikidata dates it to 1511. OpenStreetMap maps its gateway, Porta de Santiago, on Jalan Istana in Bandar Hilir, in the historic centre of Melaka City. Melaka's historic city is part of the UNESCO World Heritage property Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca, inscribed in 2008. On XTOUR it is linked from a guided day tour from Kuala Lumpur that stops to view the fortress and the Porta de Santiago gateway. The sources read do not describe opening hours or tickets for the gate, so none are given here.
Getting here
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Guided tour · skygate
Malacca City Full-Day Tour from Kuala Lumpur
A full-day guided tour from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka's historic centre: St. Peter's Church, the A'Famosa fortress and Porta de Santiago, Dutch Square, Jonker Street, Cheng Hoon Teng Temple and the Malacca River, with lunch. The options differ by guiding language and by a solo-traveller meeting point instead of hotel pickup.
Viewpoint
A 360-degree revolving viewing tower in Bandar Hilir, Melaka, whose cabin rides up to a height the operator gives as 80 metres.
0 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Place
An indoor family park on Level 2 of The Shore shopping mall in Melaka, with play zones, games and other indoor activities.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Place
Malaysia's international motor-racing circuit near KLIA in Sepang, Selangor, host of the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix and, in 2026, a Formula 1 race.
85 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Lake
The man-made lake at the heart of Putrajaya, Malaysia's federal administrative centre, used for cruises, water sports and recreation.
103 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Eight SkyGate tours leave Kuala Lumpur for Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Taman Negara, Putrajaya, Malacca, Sekinchan, Sky Mirror and Pulau Ketam. This guide sets their itineraries side by side: where each one picks up, which places are stops and which include entry, and where SkyGate's own page contradicts itself.
Three Melaka venue tickets sold on SkyGate, Menara Taming Sari, Ghost Museum Melaka and Wonderpark Melaka, and what a guided day tour from Kuala Lumpur shows of the old city. This guide compares the options and marks what the sources leave unconfirmed.
Ways to visit
Bookable experiences that include it.
A full-day guided tour from Kuala Lumpur to Melaka's historic centre: St. Peter's Church, the A'Famosa fortress and Porta de Santiago, Dutch Square, Jonker Street, Cheng Hoon Teng Temple and the Malacca River, with lunch. The options differ by guiding language and by a solo-traveller meeting point instead of hotel pickup.
